Bacillus thuringiensis isolates from Korean forest environments

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• 作者：Dae-Weon Lee^a ; ^{71dwlee@hanmail.net} ; Yeon Ho Je^b ; Young Ho Koh^a
• 关键词：Bacillus thuringiensis ; Microbial control ; Natural resources ; Parasporal crystal
• 刊名：Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：P5_12268615
• 类别：abs
• 出版时间：June, 2012
• 卷：15
• 期：2
• 页码：237-239
• 文件大小：263 K

摘要

We investigated the distribution, toxicity, morphology, and protein profiles of Bacillus thuringiensis isolates from forests in Korea to isolate naturally occurring novel B. thuringiensis. A total of 170 B. thuringiensis isolates were obtained from 832 samples producing spore and parasporal inclusion bodies. In toxicity tests for lepidopteran, dipteran, and coleopteran insects, 57.6%isolates were toxic only to Lepidoptera, 5.3%were toxic only to Diptera, and 24.1%were toxic to both Diptera and Lepidoptera. The remaining collections (13.0%) were not toxic to the tested insects. The shapes of the parasporal crystals produced in B. thuringiensis isolates were bipyramidal, spherical, ovoid, or irregular. As their toxicities varied with parasporal crystal shape, B. thuringiensis isolates possessing bipyramidal or irregular parasporal crystals were largely toxic to lepidopteran species whereas those producing spherical parasporal crystals were mainly toxic to dipteran species. B. thuringiensis toxic to both dipteran and lepidopteran insects contained 130- and 70-kDa parasporal crystals, whereas B. thuringiensis toxic to lepidopteran insects expressed 130-kDa parasporal crystals. The results suggest that forest areas in Korea are a rich source of B. thuringiensis and need to be further explored to discover novel B. thuringiensis isolates.