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Toxins (Basel) ; 16(1)2023 12 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38276528

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Bacillus thuringiensis is a Gram-positive bacterium known for its insecticidal proteins effective against various insect pests. However, limited strains and proteins target coleopteran pests like Anthonomous grandis Boheman, causing substantial economic losses in the cotton industry. This study focuses on characterizing a Bacillus sp. strain, isolated from Oncativo (Argentina), which exhibits ovoid to amorphous parasporal crystals and was designated Bt_UNVM-84. Its genome encodes genes for the production of two pairs of binary Vpb1/Vpa2 proteins and three Cry-like proteins showing similarity with different Cry8 proteins. Interestingly, this gene content was found to be conserved in a previously characterized Argentine isolate of B. thuringiensis designated INTA Fr7-4. SDS-PAGE analysis revealed a major band of 130 kDa that is proteolytically processed to an approximately 66-kDa protein fragment by trypsin. Bioassays performed with spore-crystal mixtures demonstrated an interesting insecticidal activity against the cotton boll weevil A. grandis neonate larvae, resulting in 91% mortality. Strain Bt_UNVM-84 is, therefore, an interesting candidate for the efficient biological control of this species, causing significant economic losses in the cotton industry in the Americas.


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Bacillus thuringiensis , Coleoptera , Insecticides , Weevils , Animals , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Coleoptera/metabolism , Weevils/genetics , Weevils/metabolism , Bacillus thuringiensis/genetics , Bacillus thuringiensis/metabolism , Insecticides/metabolism , Bacterial Proteins/metabolism , Larva/metabolism , Hemolysin Proteins/genetics , Endotoxins/genetics , Pest Control, Biological
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