Bacillus thuringiensis and Lysinibacillus sphaericus Characterization and use in the field of biocontrol /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Fiuza, Lidia Mariana (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Polanczyk, Ricardo Antonio (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Crickmore, Neil (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Pharmacology.; Biotechnology.; Agriculture.; Microbiology.; Plant science.; Botany.; Environmental engineering.; Life Sciences.; Plant Sciences.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.

This volume presents a comprehensive perspective of the biopesticides Bacillus thuringiensis and Lysinibacillus sphaericus, from their basic biology to agriculture, forestry and public-health applications. It covers their ecology, virulence factors, and genetic characterization. The topics related t...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1 - Bacillus thuringiensis characterization: morphology, physiology, biochemistry, pathotype, cellular and molecular aspects
• Chapter 2 - The biology, ecology and taxonomy of Bacillus thuringiensis and related bacteria
• Chapter 3 - Bacillus thuringiensis toxin classification
• Chapter 4 - Insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis and their mechanism of action
• Chapter 5 - Effect of Bacillus thuringiensis on parasitoids and predators
• Chapter 6 - Characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis using plasmid patterns, AFLP and rep-PCR
• Chapter 7 - New sequencing technologies and genomic analysis applied to Bacillus thuringiensis
• Chapter 8 - Expression of Bacillus thuringiensis in insect cells
• Chapter 9 - Bacillus thuringiensis: different targets and interactions
• Chapter 10 - Specificity and cross-order activity of Bacillus thuringiensis pesticidal proteins
• Chapter 11 - American Bacillus thuringiensis based biopesticides market
• Chapter 12 - Mass production, application, and market development of Bacillus thuringiensis biopesticides in China
• Chapter 13 - The role of Embrapa in the development of tools to control biological pests: a case of success
• Chapter 14 - Bacillus entomopathogenic based biopesticides in vector control programs in Brazil
• Chapter 15 - Resistance of mosquitoes to entomopathogenic bacteria based larvicides: current status and strategies for management
• Chapter 16 - The importance of Bacillus thuringiensis in the context of genetically modified plants in Brazil
• Chapter 17 - Resistance of Spodoptera frugiperda to Bacillus thuringiensis proteins in in the Western Hemisphere.