Transfer of toxin genes to alternate bacterial hosts for mosquito control

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Autor(a) principal: Orduz,Sergio
Data de Publicação: 1995
Outros Autores: Restrepo,Nora, Patiño,Maria M, Rojas,William
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Texto Completo: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761995000100020
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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spelling 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
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Transfer of toxin genes to alternate bacterial hosts for mosquito control
title Transfer of toxin genes to alternate bacterial hosts for mosquito control
spellingShingle 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
title_short Transfer of toxin genes to alternate bacterial hosts for mosquito control
title_full Transfer of toxin genes to alternate bacterial hosts for mosquito control
title_fullStr 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
author Orduz,Sergio
author_facet Orduz,Sergio
Restrepo,Nora
Patiño,Maria M
Rojas,William
author_role author
author2 Restrepo,Nora
Patiño,Maria M
Rojas,William
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Orduz,Sergio
Restrepo,Nora
Patiño,Maria M
Rojas,William
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv biological control
Bacillus thuringiensis
Bacillus sphaericus
crystal proteinas
recombinant insecticides
aquatic bacteria
topic biological control
Bacillus thuringiensis
Bacillus sphaericus
crystal proteinas
recombinant insecticides
aquatic bacteria
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv 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.
description 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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dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
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