Protection from UV-B Damage of Mosquito Larvicidal Toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis Expressed in Anabaena PCC 7120
- 1 September 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Current Microbiology
- Vol. 45 (3) , 217-220
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-001-0106-5
Abstract
A transgenic strain of the nitrogen-fixing filamentous cyanobacterium Anabaena PCC 7120 protected expressed δ-endotoxin proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis from damage inflicted by UV-B, a sunlight component that penetrates Earth's ozone layer. This organism, which serves as a food source to mosquito larvae and could multiply in their breeding sites, may solve the environment-imposed limitations of B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis as a mosquito biological control agent.Keywords
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