Entomopathogenic bacteria produce insecticidal proteins that accumulate in inclusion
bodies or parasporal crystals (such as the Cry and Cyt proteins) as well as insecticidal …

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) bacterium is found in various ecological habitats, and has natural
entomo-pesticidal properties, due to the production of crystalline and soluble proteins during …

Control of insect pests in agriculture and of insect vectors of important human diseases is
mainly achieved using chemical insecticides. However, use of these chemical insecticides …

Due to the importance of chitinolytic enzymes for insect, nematode and fungal growth, they
are receiving attention concerning their development as biopesticides or chemical defense …

The phenotypic and genotypic diversity of the plant growth promoting Bacillus genus have
been widely investigated in the rhizosphere of various agricultural crops. However, to our …

The occurrence of Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus, and mosquitoes of the genus
Anopheles potentiate the spread of several diseases, such as dengue, Zika, chikungunya …

In this study we cloned a chitinase gene (SmchiC), from Serratia marcescens isolated from
the corpse of a Diatraea magnifactella lepidopteran, which is an important sugarcane pest …

Detection, Identification and Characterization of Some Heavy Metals Tolerant Bacteria Page
1 Volume 8(3): 226-230 (2016) - 226 J Microb Biochem Technol ISSN: 1948-5948 JMBT, an …

Background Wheat is considered the most important cereal crop all over the world. The
wheat weevil Sitophilus granarius is a serious insect pests in much of the wheat growing …

Throughout the vegetative life of Bacillus thuringiensis, vegetative insecticidal proteins (Vip)
are produced and secreted. In the present study, the vip3 gene isolated from Bacillus …