Isolation and molecular characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis found in soils of the Cerrado region of Brazil, and their toxicity to Aedes aegypti larvae

This study investigated the potential of Bacillus thuringiensis isolates obtained in the Cerrado region of the Brazilian state of Maranhão for the biological control of Aedes aegypti larvae. The isolates were obtained from soil samples and the identification of the B. thuringiensis colonies was base...

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Main Authors: Katiane dos Santos Lobo, Joelma Soares-da-Silva, Maria Cleoneide da Silva, Wanderli Pedro Tadei, Ricardo Antonio Polanczyk, Valéria Cristina Soares Pinheiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2018-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S008556261730047X