Isolation of bacterial strains colonizable in mosquito larval guts as novel host cells for mosquito control

• Main Authors: Plearnpis Luxananil, Haruyuki Atomi, Sakol Panyim, Tadayuki Imanaka
• Other Authors: Thailand National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemical Engineering; Immunology and Microbiology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/26489
• Institution: Mahidol University

We screened for microorganisms that can be utilized as new host cells for mosquito larvicides. As long persistence in the environment is required of host cells, we examined the bacterial populations in the guts of mosquito larvae collected from natural breeding habitats. Larvae of Aedes aegypti and...