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Pathogenic action of Penicillium species on mosquito vectors of human tropical diseases

Year: 1998

Type: article

Abstract: In vitro bioassays were performed in order to assess the pathogenicity of 13 Penicillium strains in 2nd stage larvae of Aedes aegypti, Aedes fluviatilis, Anopheles aquasalis and Culex quinquefasciatus. Mortality rates began in the first 24 hours, ranging from 0 to 100%. P. corylophilum, P. fellutanum, P. implicatum, P. janthinellum, P. viridicatum and P. waksmanii species tested on Aedes aegypti larvae and at different concentrations presented mortality rates from 0 to 6.6%. These species, when tested on Aedes fluviatilis, Anopheles aquasalis and Culex quinquefasciatus larvae, presented a mortality rate of 3.33% to 100%. Susceptibility of Aedes fluviatilis, Aedes aegypti, Anopheles aquasalis and Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes to the tested agents, turn P. corylophilum and P. janthinellum into candidates for potential use in biological control of vectors.

Source: Journal of Basic Microbiology

DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-4028(199811)38:5/6<337::aid-jobm337>3.0.co;2-n

Authors: Gisela Lara da Costa, Aurea Maria Lage de Moraes, Pedrina Cunha de Oliveira

Institutions: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

Language: English

Topic: Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W1978104177

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