TOXICITY OF BACILLUS-THURINGIENSIS AND PROTOPLAST FUSANT AGAINST SPODOPTERA-LITURA (F)

Authors
PUNTAMBEKAR US MUKHERJEE SN RANJEKAR PK
Citation
Us. Puntambekar et al., TOXICITY OF BACILLUS-THURINGIENSIS AND PROTOPLAST FUSANT AGAINST SPODOPTERA-LITURA (F), Letters in applied microbiology, 21(6), 1995, pp. 348-350
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Letters in applied microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02668254
Volume
21
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
348 - 350
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-8254(1995)21:6<348:TOBAPF>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
The octopine-positive tumorogenic intergeneric hybrid (AB0242) derived by protoplast fusion between Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Bacillus t huringiensis was found to be toxic towards the lepidopteran larvae of Spodoptera litura. Twenty-four-hour-grown cells of AB0242 showed 80% m ortality, whereas a spore suspension of the parent B, thuringiensis, g rown for 72 h, exhibited 93% mortality when tested against the neonate larvae of the test insect.