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Characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis soil isolates from Cuba, with insecticidal activity against mosquitoes
González, Aileen; Díaz, Raúl; Díaz, Manuel; Borrero, Yainais; Bruzón, Rosa Y; Carreras, Bertha; Gato, René.
Affiliation
  • González, Aileen; Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí. Department of Vector Control. Ciudad de La Habana. CU
  • Díaz, Raúl; Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí. Department of Bacteriology-Mycology. Havana. CU
  • Díaz, Manuel; Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí. Department of Vector Control. Ciudad de La Habana. CU
  • Borrero, Yainais; Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí. Department of Diagnostic Laboratory. Havana. CU
  • Bruzón, Rosa Y; Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí. Department of Vector Control. Ciudad de La Habana. CU
  • Carreras, Bertha; INISAV Research Institute of Plant Protection. Havana. CU
  • Gato, René; Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí. Department of Vector Control. Ciudad de La Habana. CU
Rev. biol. trop ; 59(3): 1007-1016, Sept. 2011. ilus, graf, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-638136
Responsible library: CR1.1
ABSTRACT
Chemical insecticides may be toxic and cause environmental degradation. Consequently, biological control for insects represents an alternative with low ecological impact. In this work, three soil isolates (A21, A51 and C17) from different regions of the Cuban archipelago were identified, characterized and evaluated against Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus. The new isolates were compared with reference IPS82 strain and two strains isolated from biolarvicides Bactivec and Bactoculicida, respectively. The differentiation was done by morphological, biochemical, bioassays activity and molecular methods (SDS-PAGE, plasmid profile and random amplified polymorphic analysis). All isolates were identified as Bacillus thuringiensis. The A21, A51 and C17 isolates showed higher larvicide activity than Bactivec’s isolated reference strain, against both A. aegypti and C. quinquefasciatus. A21 isolate had a protein profile similar to IPS82 and Bactivec strain. A51 and C17 isolates produced a characteristic proteins pattern. A21 and A51 isolates had plasmid patterns similar to IPS82 standard strain, while C17 isolate had different both plasmid profile and protein bands. All the studied isolates showed a diverse RAPD patterns and were different from the strains previously used in biological control in Cuba. Rev. Biol. Trop. 59 (3) 1007-1016. Epub 2011 September 01.
RESUMEN
El uso prolongado de insecticidas ha conducido al desarrollo de resistencia en diferentes especies de mosquitos y al incremento de la degradación del ambiente. El control biológico de insectos ha devenido como una alternativa útil y de bajo impacto ambiental. En nuestro estudio fueron identificados, caracterizados tres aislamientos de suelos procedentes de diferentes regiones del archipiélago cubano y comparados con cepas de referencia aisladas de los biolarvicidas Bactivec y Bactoculicida, además de IPS82. La diferenciación de los mismos se llevó a cabo mediante métodos morfológicos, bioquímicos y moleculares (SDSPAGE, perfil plasmídico, RAPD). Los aislamientos fueron identificados como Bacillus thuringiensis; A21, A51 y C17 mostraron una mayor actividad contra larvas de Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus que la cepa aislada del biolarvicida Bactivec, utilizada como referencia en este estudio. Dos de los aislamientos poseían perfiles proteicos y plasmídicos similares al de la cepa control IPS82, pero el restante difería de ellos. Los tres mostraron patrones de RAPD diferentes lo que nos permitió su diferenciación. Estos patrones de RAPD también diferían del observado para las cepas utilizadas comúnmente en el control biológico en nuestro país.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: SDG3 - Health and Well-Being / Neglected Diseases / SDG3 - Target 3.3 End transmission of communicable diseases Health problem: Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases / Dengue / Dengue Database: LILACS Main subject: Bacillus thuringiensis / Pest Control, Biological / Aedes / Culex Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: Cuba Language: English Journal: Rev. biol. trop Journal subject: Biology / Tropical Medicine Year: 2011 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Cuba Institution/Affiliation country: INISAV Research Institute of Plant Protection/CU / Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí/CU
Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: SDG3 - Health and Well-Being / Neglected Diseases / SDG3 - Target 3.3 End transmission of communicable diseases Health problem: Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases / Dengue / Dengue Database: LILACS Main subject: Bacillus thuringiensis / Pest Control, Biological / Aedes / Culex Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: Cuba Language: English Journal: Rev. biol. trop Journal subject: Biology / Tropical Medicine Year: 2011 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Cuba Institution/Affiliation country: INISAV Research Institute of Plant Protection/CU / Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí/CU
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