High resistance to Bacillus sphaericus binary toxin in Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) : The complex situation of west Mediterranean countries

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 729-735

  Nielsen Leroux, Christina ^a   Pasteur, Nicole ^b   Prètre, Jérôme ^a   Charles, Jean François ^a   Ben Sheikh, Hassen ^c   Chevillon, Christine ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Bacillus sphaericus; Culex pipiens; Gene identification; Resistance; Toxin receptor binding

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; CULEX PIPIENS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

BACILLUS SPHAERICUS BINARY TOXIN RECEPTOR; BACTERIAL TOXIN; BINB PROTEIN, BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; CULEX; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENETICS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; MALE; METABOLISM; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUNISIA;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CULEX; FEMALE; FRANCE; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; TUNISIA;

EID: 0036730601     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-39.5.729     Document Type: Article

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