| Literature DB >> 19429564 |
Arunee Ahantarig1, Nantarat Chantawat, Nicholas R Waterfield, Richard ffrench-Constant, Pattamaporn Kittayapong.
Abstract
We have evaluated Photorhabdus insect-related protein (Pir) from Photorhabdus asymbiotica against dengue vectors. PirAB shows larvicidal activity against both Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus larvae but did not affect the Mesocyclops thermocyclopoides predator. PirAB expressed the strongest toxicity compared to PirA, PirB, or the mixture of PirA plus PirB. Whether the presence of an enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus sequence in PirAB, but not in PirA, PirB, or the mixture of PirA plus PirB, has any impact on biological control efficacy needs further investigation.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19429564 PMCID: PMC2704829 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00221-09
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792