TABLE 3.
Toxicity of donor, recipient, and transconjugant strains to H. armigera
| Strain type | Strain designation | Toxicitya to susceptible H. armigera |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| LC50 (95% confidence interval) | LC90 (95% confidence interval) | ||
| Donor | KT0 | 16.9 (11.0-24.0) | 58.1 (37.5-141) |
| Recipient | Ba63605R | >500 | >500 |
| Ba63002R | >500 | >500 | |
| Transconjugant | KBa63605R | 47.4 (40.6-55.7) | 202 (157-281) |
| KBa63002R | 54.4 (46.6-64.1) | 244 (186-347) | |
a
LC50s and LC90s are expressed as milliliters of fermented culture per milligram of artificial feed (P ≈ 1.2 g/ml).