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. 1998 Aug;64(8):3029–3035. doi: 10.1128/aem.64.8.3029-3035.1998

TABLE 1.

Summary of effects of P. luminescens cell-freea culture broth injected into newly molted fourth-instar M. sexta larvae

Strain Sampleb % Mortality
NC-19 19 h 0
24 h 50
48 h 33
72 h 67
72 h, heated at 60°C for 15 min 0
Hm 19 h 0
24 h 83
48 h 100
72 h 92
72 h, heated at 60°C for 15 min 50
>30-kDa fraction 100
<30-kDa fraction 16
W-14 48 h 100
Control 2% PP3 broth 0
a

A 2-μm-pore-size filter was employed. 

b

Each larva was injected with 5 μl of sample broth; n = 12 larvae for each sample group.