An extrachromosomal prophage naturally associated with Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis

pGIL01, a linear tectiviral plasmid prophage originating from Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis.

Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis harbours, in addition to several circular plasmids, a small linear molecule of about 15 kb. Sequence analysis of this molecule, named pGIL01, showed the presence of at least 30 ORFs, five of which displayed similarity with proteins involved in phage systems: a B-type family DNA polymerase, a LexA-like repressor, two potential muramidases and a DNA-pack...

Thermal application of Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis for dengue vector control.

A new strain of Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis very active against blackfly larvae.

Laboratório de Fisiologia Bacteriana, Departamento de Bacteriologia **Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brasil 4365, 21045-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil *Superintendência de Controle de Endemias, Secretaria de Estado de Saúde de São Paulo, SP, Brasil ***Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Góes, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal d...

Complete Genome Sequence of Bacillus thuringiensis Serovar Israelensis Strain HD-789

Bacillus thuringiensis is an important microbial insecticide for controlling agricultural pests. We report the finished genome sequence of Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis strain HD-789, which contains genes encoding 7 parasporal crystals consisting of Cry4Aa3, Cry4Ba5 (2 genes), Cry10Aa3, Cry11Aa3, Cry60Ba3, and Cry60Aa3, plus 3 Cyt toxin genes and 1 hemagglutinin gene.

Evaluation of a new formulation of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis.

The aim of this study was to determine the potency (ITU) and efficacy of a liquid formulation of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis developed by the State University of Londrina named BioUel, against early fourth instar larvae of Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus. The ITU/mg of BioUel was 960, the LC₅₀ was of 0.271 (± 0.39) ppm, and the LC₉₅ was 0.634 (± 0.099) ppm, in larvae of C. quinq...