Transfer of toxin genes to alternate bacterial hosts for mosquito control
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Resumo: | Mosquitoes are vector of serious human and animal diseases, such as malaria, dengue, yellow fever, among others. The use of biological control agents has provide an environmentally safe and highly specific alternative to the use of chemical insecticides in the control of vector borne diseases. Bacillus thuringiensis and B. sphaericus produce toxic proteins to mosquito larvae. Great progress has been made on the biochemical and molecular characterization of such proteins and the genes encoding them. Nevertheless, the low residuality of these biological insecticides is one of the major drawbacks. This article present some interesting aspects of the mosquito larvae feeding habits and review the attempts that have been made to genetically engineer microorganisms that while are used by mosquito larvae as a food source should express the Bacillus toxin genes in order to improve the residuality and stability in the mosquito breeding ponds. |
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Transfer of toxin genes to alternate bacterial hosts for mosquito controlbiological controlBacillus thuringiensisBacillus sphaericuscrystal proteinasrecombinant insecticidesaquatic bacteriaMosquitoes are vector of serious human and animal diseases, such as malaria, dengue, yellow fever, among others. The use of biological control agents has provide an environmentally safe and highly specific alternative to the use of chemical insecticides in the control of vector borne diseases. Bacillus thuringiensis and B. sphaericus produce toxic proteins to mosquito larvae. Great progress has been made on the biochemical and molecular characterization of such proteins and the genes encoding them. Nevertheless, the low residuality of these biological insecticides is one of the major drawbacks. This article present some interesting aspects of the mosquito larvae feeding habits and review the attempts that have been made to genetically engineer microorganisms that while are used by mosquito larvae as a food source should express the Bacillus toxin genes in order to improve the residuality and stability in the mosquito breeding ponds.Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde1995-02-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761995000100020Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.90 n.1 1995reponame:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruzinstname:Fundação Oswaldo Cruzinstacron:FIOCRUZ10.1590/S0074-02761995000100020info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessOrduz,SergioRestrepo,NoraPatiño,Maria MRojas,Williameng2020-04-25T17:47:21Zhttp://www.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php0074-02761678-8060opendoar:null2020-04-26 02:06:23.441Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - Fundação Oswaldo Cruztrue |
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Transfer of toxin genes to alternate bacterial hosts for mosquito control |
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Transfer of toxin genes to alternate bacterial hosts for mosquito control |
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Transfer of toxin genes to alternate bacterial hosts for mosquito control Orduz,Sergio biological control Bacillus thuringiensis Bacillus sphaericus crystal proteinas recombinant insecticides aquatic bacteria |
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Transfer of toxin genes to alternate bacterial hosts for mosquito control |
title_full |
Transfer of toxin genes to alternate bacterial hosts for mosquito control |
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Transfer of toxin genes to alternate bacterial hosts for mosquito control |
title_full_unstemmed |
Transfer of toxin genes to alternate bacterial hosts for mosquito control |
title_sort |
Transfer of toxin genes to alternate bacterial hosts for mosquito control |
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Orduz,Sergio |
author_facet |
Orduz,Sergio Restrepo,Nora Patiño,Maria M Rojas,William |
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Restrepo,Nora Patiño,Maria M Rojas,William |
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Orduz,Sergio Restrepo,Nora Patiño,Maria M Rojas,William |
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biological control Bacillus thuringiensis Bacillus sphaericus crystal proteinas recombinant insecticides aquatic bacteria |
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biological control Bacillus thuringiensis Bacillus sphaericus crystal proteinas recombinant insecticides aquatic bacteria |
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Mosquitoes are vector of serious human and animal diseases, such as malaria, dengue, yellow fever, among others. The use of biological control agents has provide an environmentally safe and highly specific alternative to the use of chemical insecticides in the control of vector borne diseases. Bacillus thuringiensis and B. sphaericus produce toxic proteins to mosquito larvae. Great progress has been made on the biochemical and molecular characterization of such proteins and the genes encoding them. Nevertheless, the low residuality of these biological insecticides is one of the major drawbacks. This article present some interesting aspects of the mosquito larvae feeding habits and review the attempts that have been made to genetically engineer microorganisms that while are used by mosquito larvae as a food source should express the Bacillus toxin genes in order to improve the residuality and stability in the mosquito breeding ponds. |
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Mosquitoes are vector of serious human and animal diseases, such as malaria, dengue, yellow fever, among others. The use of biological control agents has provide an environmentally safe and highly specific alternative to the use of chemical insecticides in the control of vector borne diseases. Bacillus thuringiensis and B. sphaericus produce toxic proteins to mosquito larvae. Great progress has been made on the biochemical and molecular characterization of such proteins and the genes encoding them. Nevertheless, the low residuality of these biological insecticides is one of the major drawbacks. This article present some interesting aspects of the mosquito larvae feeding habits and review the attempts that have been made to genetically engineer microorganisms that while are used by mosquito larvae as a food source should express the Bacillus toxin genes in order to improve the residuality and stability in the mosquito breeding ponds. |
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