PirAB toxin from Photorhabdus asymbiotica as a larvicide against dengue vectors

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Jul;75(13):4627-9. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00221-09. Epub 2009 May 8.

Abstract

We have evaluated Photorhabdus insect-related protein (Pir) from Photorhabdus asymbiotica against dengue vectors. PirAB shows larvicidal activity against both Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus larvae but did not affect the Mesocyclops thermocyclopoides predator. PirAB expressed the strongest toxicity compared to PirA, PirB, or the mixture of PirA plus PirB. Whether the presence of an enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus sequence in PirAB, but not in PirA, PirB, or the mixture of PirA plus PirB, has any impact on biological control efficacy needs further investigation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aedes / drug effects*
  • Animals
  • Bacterial Toxins / pharmacology*
  • Copepoda / drug effects
  • Dengue / prevention & control
  • Disease Vectors*
  • Gene Order
  • Genes, Bacterial
  • Insecticides / pharmacology*
  • Larva / drug effects
  • Photorhabdus / chemistry*
  • Survival Analysis

Substances

  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Insecticides