Treatment of an Aedes aegypti colony with the Cry11Aa toxin for 54 generations results in the development of resistance
To study the potential for the emergence of resistance in Aedes aegypti populations, a wild colony was subjected to selective pressure with Cry11Aa, one of four endotoxins that compose the Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis toxin. This bacterium is the base component of the most important bi...
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| Language: | English |
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
2012-02-01
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| Series: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762012000100010&lng=en&tlng=en |