Expression of mosquito active toxin genes by a Colombian native strain of the gram-negative bacterium Asticcacaulis excentricus
Mosquito control with biological insecticides, such as Bacillus sp. toxins, has been used widely in many countries. However, rapid sedimentation away from the mosquito larvae feeding zone causes a low residual effect. In order to overcome this problem, it has been proposed to clone the Bacillus toxi...
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2001-02-01
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000200021 |