Cyt1A from Bacillus thuringiensis lacks toxicity to susceptible and resistant larvae of diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) and pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella).

نویسندگان

  • S K Meyer
  • B E Tabashnik
  • Y B Liu
  • M C Wirth
  • B A Federici
چکیده

We tested Cyt1Aa, a cytolytic endotoxin of Bacillus thuringiensis, against susceptible and Cry1A-resistant larvae of two lepidopteran pests, diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) and pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella). Unlike previous results obtained with mosquito and beetle larvae, Cyt1Aa alone or in combination with Cry toxins was not highly toxic to the lepidopteran larvae that we examined.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Applied and environmental microbiology

دوره 67 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2001