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Growth, sporulation and toxin production byBacillus thuringiensis subsp.israelensis andB. sphaericus in media based on mustard-seed meal

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Bacillus thuringiensis subsp.israelensis andB. sphaericus strains 2362 and 1593 were grown in media based on defatted mustard-seed meal (MSM). The meal contains 40% (w/w) protein, with glutamic acid and arginine as the major amino acids. The toxic potencies of the final bacterial powders towardsCulex pipens quinquefasciatus Say, compared with those of the respective international reference standards, were 46% forB. thuringiensis subsp.israelensis, 62% forB. sphaericus 2362 and 88% forB. sphaericus 1593 when 2% (w/v) MSM was used for growth. With 4% (w/v) MSM,B. thuringiensis subsp.israelensis grew better but had undetectable larvicidal activity, whereas theB. sphaericus strains not only grew better but gave a higher degree of sporulation and toxicity. The potencies ofB. sphaericus in medium with 4% MSM were comparable with those of international reference standards.

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  1. R. P. Gangurde
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The authors are with the Department of Life Sciences, University of Bombay, Bombay 400 098, India.

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Gangurde, R.P., Shethna, Y.I. Growth, sporulation and toxin production byBacillus thuringiensis subsp.israelensis andB. sphaericus in media based on mustard-seed meal. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 11, 202–205 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00704649

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