Antibiotics influence the toxicity of the delta endotoxins of Bacillus thuringiensis towards the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera

Paramasiva, I and Sharma, H C and Krishnayya, P V (2014) Antibiotics influence the toxicity of the delta endotoxins of Bacillus thuringiensis towards the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera. BMC Microbiology, 14 (200). pp. 1-12. ISSN 1471-2180

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Abstract

The cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera is one of the most important crop pests worldwide. It has developed high levels of resistance to synthetic insecticides, and hence, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) formulations are used as a safer pesticide and the Bt genes have been deployed in transgenic crops for controlling this pest. There is an apprehension that H. armigera might develop resistance to transgenic crops in future. Therefore, we studied the role of gut microbes by eliminating them with antibiotics in H. armigera larvae on the toxicity of Bt toxins against this pest.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	RP-Grain Legumes
CRP:	CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes
Subjects:	Mandate crops > Groundnut Others > Entomology
Depositing User:	Mr B K Murthy
Date Deposited:	18 Sep 2014 05:20
Last Modified:	21 Jul 2015 04:14
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/8291
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-14-200
Projects:	UNSPECIFIED
Funders:	UNSPECIFIED
Acknowledgement:	UNSPECIFIED
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