Characterization and biological activity of a brazilian isolate of Bacillus sphaericus (Neide) highly toxic to mosquito larvae
Primary powders of Bacillus sphaericus strain S2 isolated from soil samples in Brazil, and strain 2362 were produced in a 14 liter fermentor. Growth patterns and sporulation observed in three trials with strains S2 and 2362 in the fermentor were similar. Second-instar larvae of Culex quinquefasciatu...
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
1996-12-01
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761996000600024 |