Table 2.
Commercially available bacterial species with insecticidal activity
| Bacterial sp. | Target pests | Effectors molecules | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subdivision: Firmicutes, Order: Bacillales | |||
| B. popilliae | Japanese beetle grubs | Cry and Cyt toxins | Kaya et al. 2008 |
| B. sphaericus | Mosquitoes | Cry and Cyt toxins | El-Bendary 2006 |
| B.t. subsp. aizawai | Lepidopteran larvae | Cry and Cyt toxins | Soberón et al. 2012 |
| B.t. subsp. israelensis | Mosquito | Cry and Cyt toxins | Bravo et al. 2007 |
| B.t. subsp. kurstaki | Lepidopteran larvae | Cry and Cyt toxins | Bravo et al. 2007 |
| B.t. subsp. tenebrionis | Coleoptera pests | Cry and Cyt toxins | Bravo et al. 2007 |
| Subdivision: Firmicutes, Order: Clostridiales | |||
| C. bifermentans | Mosquito | Qureshi et al. 2014 | |
| Subdivision: Firmicutes, Order: Actinomycetales | |||
| Saccharopolyspora spinosa | Two-spotted spider mites | Spinosyns | Sparks et al. 2012 |
| Streptomyces avermitilis | Colorado potato beetle | Doramectin congeners | Wang et al. 2011a, 2011b |
| Subdivision: Gracilicutes, Order: Pseudomonadales | |||
| P. alcaligenes | Locusts, grasshoppers | Insecticidal protein (Ppip) | Ruffner et al. 2015 |
| P. aureofaciens | Scrub, mildew | Insecticidal toxin (Fit) | Ruffner et al. 2015 |
| Subdivision: Gracilicutes, Order: Enterobacteriales | |||
| Serratia entomophila | New Zealand grass grub | sepA, sepB, sepC and Afp | Hurst et al. 2007 |