This study evaluated whether different strains of
METHODS:
Mortality rates were recorded after 1-mL suspensions of sporulated cells of 14 different strains of
RESULTS:
Strains Bon 707, IGM 16-92, and Shi 3 showed the highest toxicity toward the larvae producing 70.5%, 64.5%, and 51.6% of larval mortality, respectively, which was significantly higher than that in the control group (p < 0.05). In contrast, strains NRS 1642, NRS 661, NRS 590 BL 856, NRS 342, ATCC 6457, Bon 712, and NRS 1247 showed limited or no pathogenic activity against the target larvae.
CONCLUSIONS:
Our preliminary data indicated that
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