Mosquitocidal Bacterial Toxins: Diversity, Mode of Action and Resistance Phenomena

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 95, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 201-206

  Charles, Jean François ^a   Nielsen LeRoux, Christina ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Bacillus sphaericus; Bacillus thuringiensis; Brevibacillus laterosporus; Clostridium bifermentans; Receptor; Resistance; Toxin binding

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACILLUS LATEROSPORUS; CLOSTRIDIUM BIFERMENTANS; DIPTERA; SIMULIIDAE; SIMULIUM NIGRICOXUM;

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FLY; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CULICIDAE; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SIMULIIDAE;

EID: 0033654101     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762000000700034     Document Type: Article

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