@article{fdi:010063711,
  title = {{C}haracterisation of novel {B}acillus thuringiensis isolates against {A}edes aegypti ({D}iptera : {C}ulicidae) and {C}eratitis capitata ({D}iptera : {T}ephridae)},
  author = {{E}lleuch, {J}. and {T}ounsi, {S}. and {B}en {H}assen, {N}. {B}. and {L}acoix, {M}. {N}. and {C}handre, {F}abrice and {J}aoua, {S}. and {Z}ghal, {R}. {Z}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}acillus thuringiensis is successfully used in pest management strategies as an eco-friendly bioinsecticide. {I}solation and identification of new strains with a wide variety of target pests is an ever growing field. {I}n this paper, new {B}. thuringiensis isolates were investigated to search for original strains active against diptera and able to produce novel toxins that could be used as an alternative for the commercial {H}14 strain. {B}iochemical and molecular characterization revealed a remarkable diversity among the studied strains. {U}sing the {PCR} method, cry4{C}/{D}a1, cry30{E}a, cry39{A}, cry40 and cry54 genes were detected in four isolates. {T}hree strains, {BLB}355, {BLB}196 and {BUPM}109, showed feeble activities against {A}edes aegypti larvae. {I}nterestingly, spore-crystal mixtures of {BLB}361, {BLB}30 and {BLB}237 were found to be active against {C}eratitis capitata with an {LC}50 value of about 65.375, 51.735 and 42.972 mu g cm(-2), respectively. {A}ll the studied strains exhibited important mortality levels using culture supernatants against {C}. capitata larvae. {T}his suggests that these strains produce a wide range of soluble factors active against {C}. capitata larvae.},
  keywords = {{B}acillus thuringiensis ; {C}eratits capitata ; {P}hylogenetic relationships ; {I}nsecticidal activity},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {I}nvertebrate {P}athology},
  volume = {124},
  numero = {},
  pages = {90--97},
  ISSN = {0022-2011},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.jip.2014.11.005},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063711},
}