TABLE 3.
Dose-response insecticidal activities and cry and cyt gene profile present in the selected B. thuringiensis strains
| Strain | 50% lethal concn (ng/ml) (95% confidence interval) for:
|
cry and cyt gene profile | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. aegypti | C. quinquefasciatus | A. albimanus | ||
| LBIT315 | 4.12 (3.4-4.7) | 7.21 (6.2-8.2) | 31.17 (21.9-44.3) | cry4A cry4B cry11 cyt1 cyt2 |
| LBIT320 | 4.16 (3.5-4.8) | 11.85 (10.0-14.0) | 19.15 (13.1-28.3) | cry4A cry4B cry11 cyt1 cyt2 |
| IB604 | 4.23 (3.8-4.6) | 7.52 (5.9-9.4) | 14.51 (10.5-17.8) | cry4A cry4B cry10 cry11 cyt1 cyt2 |
| LBIT348 | 5.08 (4.6-5.5) | 6.61 (5.5-7.9) | 12.13 (8.7-16.7) | cry4A cry4B cry11 cyt1 cyt2 |
| 147-8906 | 20.91 (18.7-23.1) | 30.72 (23.2-51.3) | 93.90 (76.7-130.6) | cry11 cyt1 cyt2 cry30 |
| Btia | 13.86 (11.3-16.8) | 17.52 (14.5-21.1) | 21.15 (15.8-28.5) | cry4A cry4B cry10 cry11 cyt1 cyt2 |
a
B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis.