Bacterial microbiota of Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae is altered by intoxication with Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis

Bacterial microbiota of Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae is altered by intoxication with Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis

Abstract Background Insect microbiota is a dynamic microbial community that can actively participate in defense against pathogens. Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a natural entomopathogen widely used as a bioinsecticide for pest control. Although Bt’s mode of action has been extensively studied, whet...

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Main Authors: Guillaume Tetreau, Stéphanie Grizard, Chandrashekhar D. Patil, Florence-Hélène Tran, Van Tran Van, Renaud Stalinski, Frédéric Laporte, Patrick Mavingui, Laurence Després, Claire Valiente Moro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Diptera
Bacillus thuringiensis
Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE)
Bacterial community fingerprinting
Larval microbiota
Holobiont
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2741-8

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