Abstract
Results of studies on a larvicidal cyanobacterium that expresses a Bti cryIVD gene fusion are reported. Genetically altered Agmenellum quadruplicatum PR-6 is shown to be toxic to larvae of three major genera of disease-bearing mosquitos. Factors affecting expression of Bti genes in cyanobacteria are discussed.
Agmenellum quadruplicatum; Synechococcus; cyanobacteria; Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis; mosquitocial; larvacide
Development of a cyanobacterial biolarvicide
Randy C Murphy1
S. Edward Stevens Junior1
University of Memphis, Department of Biology, Division of Molecular Sciences and Microbiology, Memphis, USA
Results of studies on a larvicidal cyanobacterium that expresses a Bti cryIVD gene fusion are reported. Genetically altered Agmenellum quadruplicatum PR-6 is shown to be toxic to larvae of three major genera of disease-bearing mosquitos. Factors affecting expression of Bti genes in cyanobacteria are discussed.
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Feb 1995
