An α‐amylase is a novel receptor for <i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i> ssp. <i>israelensis</i> Cry4Ba and Cry11Aa toxins in the malaria vector mosquito <i>Anopheles albimanus</i> ( <i>Diptera</i> : <i>Culicidae</i> )

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Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. israelensis (Bti) produces four Cry toxins (Cry4Aa, Cry4Ba, Cry10Aa and Cry11Aa), and two Cyt proteins (Cyt1Aa and Cyt2Ba), toxic to mosquito-larvae of the genus Aedes, Anopheles and Culex, important human disease vectors that transmit dengue virus, malaria and filarial parasites respectively. Previous work showed that Bti is highly toxic to Anopheles albimanus, the main vector for...

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