Isolation of Bacillus thuringiensis from the state of Amazonas, in Brazil, and screening against Aedes aegypti (Diptera, Culicidae)

We investigated the use of Bacillus thuringiensis isolated in the state of Amazonas, in Brazil, for the biological control of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti. From 25 soil samples collected in nine municipalities, 484 bacterial colonies were obtained, 57 (11.78%) of which were identified as B. thuri...

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Main Authors: Joelma Soares-da-Silva, Valéria Cristina Soares Pinheiro, Eleilza Litaiff-Abreu, Ricardo Antonio Polanczyk, Wanderli Pedro Tadei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2015-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0085562615000023