Another Bacillus sphaericus serotype harbouring strains very toxic to mosquito larvae: serotype H6.

doi:10.1016/0769-2609(88)90028-2

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Another Bacillus sphaericus serotype harbouring strains very toxic to mosquito larvae: serotype H6.

Annales de l'Institut Pasteur. Microbiology - 1 Jan 2000

de Barjac H, Thiery I, Cosmao-Dumanoir V, Frachon E, Laurent P, Charles J F, Hamon S, Ofori J

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Ten isolates of Bacillus sphaericus from Ghana, very toxic to mosquito larvae, have been identified as belonging to serotype H6. These isolates can be represented by the head-group strain IAB59. They form crystals at the sporulation stage. Their larvicidal effect on Culex pipiens and Anopheles st...

Topics

Animals
Antigens, Bacterial
Bacillus
Bacterial Proteins
Bacterial Toxins
Biological Assay
Culex
Larva
Molecular Weight
Phenotype
Serotyping

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