Potential for<i> Bacillus thuringiensis </i>and Other Bacterial Toxins as Biological Control Agents to Combat Dipteran Pests of Medical and Agronomic Importance

The control of dipteran pests is highly relevant to humans due to their involvement in the transmission of serious diseases including malaria, dengue fever, Chikungunya, yellow fever, zika, and filariasis; as well as their agronomic impact on numerous crops. Many bacteria are able to produce protein...

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Main Authors: Daniel Valtierra-de-Luis, Maite Villanueva, Colin Berry, Primitivo Caballero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/12/12/773