Mosquitocidal bacterial toxins: diversity, mode of action and resistance phenomena
Bacteria active against dipteran larvae (mosquitoes and black flies) include a wide variety of Bacillus thuringiensis and B. sphaericus strains, as well as isolates of Brevibacillus laterosporus and Clostridium bifermentans. All display different spectra and levels of activity correlated with the na...
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| description | Bacteria active against dipteran larvae (mosquitoes and black flies) include a wide variety of Bacillus thuringiensis and B. sphaericus strains, as well as isolates of Brevibacillus laterosporus and Clostridium bifermentans. All display different spectra and levels of activity correlated with the nature of the toxins, mainly produced during the sporulation process. This paper describes the structure and mode of action of the main mosquitocidal toxins, in relationship with their potential use in mosquito and/or black fly larvae control. Investigations with laboratory and field colonies of mosquitoes that have become highly resistant to the B. sphaericus Bin toxin have shown that several mechanisms of resistance are involved, some affecting the toxin/receptor binding step, others unknown. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b96a3aa185f74b9cb5f7c8d05080e6f32023-09-02T22:10:46ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz0074-02761678-80602000-01-019520120610.1590/S0074-02762000000700034Mosquitocidal bacterial toxins: diversity, mode of action and resistance phenomenaJean-François CharlesChristina Nielsen-LeRouxBacteria active against dipteran larvae (mosquitoes and black flies) include a wide variety of Bacillus thuringiensis and B. sphaericus strains, as well as isolates of Brevibacillus laterosporus and Clostridium bifermentans. All display different spectra and levels of activity correlated with the nature of the toxins, mainly produced during the sporulation process. This paper describes the structure and mode of action of the main mosquitocidal toxins, in relationship with their potential use in mosquito and/or black fly larvae control. Investigations with laboratory and field colonies of mosquitoes that have become highly resistant to the B. sphaericus Bin toxin have shown that several mechanisms of resistance are involved, some affecting the toxin/receptor binding step, others unknown.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762000000700034Bacillus thuringiensisBacillus sphaericusBrevibacillus laterosporusClostridium bifermentanstoxin bindingreceptorresistance |
| spellingShingle | Jean-François Charles Christina Nielsen-LeRoux Mosquitocidal bacterial toxins: diversity, mode of action and resistance phenomena Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Bacillus thuringiensis Bacillus sphaericus Brevibacillus laterosporus Clostridium bifermentans toxin binding receptor resistance |
| title | Mosquitocidal bacterial toxins: diversity, mode of action and resistance phenomena |
| title_full | Mosquitocidal bacterial toxins: diversity, mode of action and resistance phenomena |
| title_fullStr | Mosquitocidal bacterial toxins: diversity, mode of action and resistance phenomena |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mosquitocidal bacterial toxins: diversity, mode of action and resistance phenomena |
| title_short | Mosquitocidal bacterial toxins: diversity, mode of action and resistance phenomena |
| title_sort | mosquitocidal bacterial toxins diversity mode of action and resistance phenomena |
| topic | Bacillus thuringiensis Bacillus sphaericus Brevibacillus laterosporus Clostridium bifermentans toxin binding receptor resistance |
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