TABLE 1.
B. thuringiensis strains used in this study
| Serovar | H antigen(s) | Strainb | Country of origin | GenBank accession no. | Gene name(s) in GenBank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| alesti | H3a,3c | Bt5 | X67138 | flaA, flaB, and flaC | |
| H3a,3c | IEBC-T03 001 | France | EF595771 | flaA, flaB, and flaC | |
| H3a,3c | BGSC-4C1 | Czechoslovakia | EF595772 | flaA, flaB, and flaC | |
| H3a,3c | BGSC-4C2 | France | EF595773 | flaA, flaB, and flaC | |
| kurstaki | H3a,3b,3c | IEBC-T03A001 | France | EF595774 | flaA, flaB, and flaC |
| H3a,3b,3c | BGSC-4D2 | Unknown | EF595775 | flaA, flaB, and flaC | |
| H3a,3b,3c | BGSC-4D12 | England | EF595776 | flaA, flaB, and flaC | |
| sumiyoshiensis | H3a,3d | IEBC-T03B001 | Japan | EF595777 | flaC and flaB |
| fukuokaensis | H3a,3d,3e | IEBC-T03C001 | Japan | EF595778 | flaC, flaB1, and flaB2 |
| sotto | H4a,4b | IEBC-T04 001 | Canada | DQ377248 | hag |
| H4a,4b | BGSC-4E1 | United States | EF595779 | hag | |
| H4a,4b | BGSC-4E2 | France | EF595780 | hag | |
| sotto biovar dendrolimus | H4a,4b | IEBC-T04A001 | France | EF595781 | hag |
| kenyae | H4a,4c | IEBC-T04B001 | Kenya | DQ377249 | hag |
| H4a,4c | BGSC-4F1 | England | EF595782 | hag | |
| H4a,4c | BGSC-4F2 | Kenya | EF595783 | hag | |
| H4a,4c | BGSC-4F3 | United States | EF595784 | hag | |
| galleriae | H5a,5b | IEBC-T05 001 | USSR | DQ377226 | hag |
| H5a,5b | BGSC-4G2 | United States | EF595785 | hag | |
| H5a,5b | BGSC-4G4 | England | EF595786 | hag | |
| H5a,5b | BGSC-4G5 | Czechoslovakia | EF595787 | hag | |
| canadensis | H5a,5c | IEBC-T05A001 | Canada | DQ377227 | hag |
| entomocidus | H6 | IEBC-T06 001 | Canada | DQ377250 | hagA, hagB, and hagC |
| entomocidus biovar subtoxicus | H6 | IEBC-T06A001 | Canada | EF595788 | hagA1, hagA2, and hagC |
| morrisoni | H8a,8b | IEBC-T08 001 | United States | DQ377229 | hag |
| morrisoni pathovar tenebrionis | H8a,8b | IEBC-T08 017 | Germany | EF595789 | hag |
| morrisoni pathovar sandiegoa | H8a,8b | EF595790 | hag | ||
| ostriniae | H8a,8c | IEBC-T08A001 | China | DQ377251 | hag |
| nigeriensis | H8b,8d | IEBC-T08B001 | Czechoslovakia | DQ377252 | hag |
| darmstadiensis | H10a,10b | IEBC-T10 001 | Germany | DQ377242 | hag |
| londrina | H10a,10c | IEBC-T10A001 | Brazil | DQ377230 | hag |
| toumanoffi | H11a,11b | IEBC-T11 001 | Germany | DQ377254 | hag |
| kyushuensis | H11a,11c | IEBC-T11A001 | Japan | DQ377255 | hag |
| kumamotoensis | H18a,18b | IEBC-T18 001 | Japan | DQ377293 | hag |
| yosoo | H18a,18c | IEBC-T18A001 | South Korea | DQ377300 | hag |
| yunnanensis | H20a,20b | IEBC-T20 001 | China | DQ377260 | hag |
| pondicheriensis | H20a,20c | IEBC-T20A001 | India | DQ377261 | hag |
| neoleonensis | H24a,24b | IEBC-T24 001 | Mexico | DQ377265 | hag |
| novosibirsk | H24a,24c | IEBC-T24A001 | USSR | EF595791 | hag |
| monterrey | H28a,28b | IEBC-T28 001 | Mexico | DQ377233 | hag |
| jegathesan | H28a,28c | IEBC-T28A001 | Malaysia | DQ377234 | hag |
a
B. thuringiensis serovar morrisoni pathovar sandiego was purified from M-One, a commercial formulation developed by Mycogen Corp.
b
IEBC strains are from the International Entomopathogenic Bacillus Centre, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France; BGSC strains are from the Bacillus Genetic Stock Center, Department of Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.