Mosquitocidal activity of a native Bacillus thuringiensis isolate Bt ReX02 from Gunung Jerai Forest, Malaysia against Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes albopictus

Lakxmy AP 1 , Xavier R , Reenajosephine CM , Lee YW , Marimuthu K , Kathiresan S Show all authors , Sreeramanan S

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  • 1 Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Aimst University, Semeling, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci, 2011 Feb;15(2):149-55.
PMID: 21434481

Abstract

To evaluate the mosquito larvicidal potential of the native Bacillus thuringiensis isolate BtReXO2, which was isolated from a tropical rain forest ecosystem in Malaysia. This study also aimed at determining the phenotypic and biochemical characteristics of the isolate.

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