Viability and reconstitution of delta-endotoxins from Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis extracts after forty years of storage against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

Abstract Background Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti) produces insecticidal endotoxins known as Cry and Cyt. Its efficiency and specificity make it the most widely used substance as a biopesticide for controlling disease from vector insects, such as mosquitoes, responsible for importan...

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Main Authors: David Fernández-Chapa, Hugo Alberto Luna-Olvera, Jesica Ramirez-Villalobos, Guadalupe Rojas-Verde, Katiushka Arévalo-Niño, Luis Jesús Galán-Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-03-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-021-00381-x