Improving the insecticidal activity against resistant Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes by expression of chitinase gene chiAC in Bacillus sphaericus.
Appl Environ Microbiol 2007;
73:7744-6. [PMID:
17933917 DOI:
10.1128/aem.01510-07]
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Abstract
Expression of a chitinase gene, chiAC, from Bacillus thuringiensis in B. sphaericus 2297 using the binary toxin promoter yielded a recombinant strain that was 4,297-fold more toxic than strain 2297 against resistant Culex quinquefasciatus. These results show that this chitinase can synergize the toxicity of the binary toxin against mosquitoes and thus may be useful in managing mosquito resistance to B. sphaericus.
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