Bacillus thuringiensis and Lysinibacillus sphaericus, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Characterization and use in the field of biocontrol

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 to agriculture and forestry include mode of action, receptors of insect pests, and heterologous expression of toxins in insect cells and plants. Public-health researchers will find information on vector control programs with an emphasis on the Neotropical region. The book also discusses new products and the global market.

Foreword

Lidia Mariana Fiuza, Ricardo Polanczyk and Neil Crickmore (Editors of the book)

Preface

Leon Rabinovitch

Leon Rabinovitch, Vilmar Machado, Neiva Knaak, Diouneia Lisiane Berlitz, Ricardo Polanczyk and Lidia Mariana Fiuza

Chapter 2. The biology, ecology and taxonomy of Bacillus thuringiensis and related bacteria

Ben Raymond

Chapter 3. Bacillus thuringiensis toxin classification

Neil Crickmore

Chapter 4. Insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis and their mechanism of action

Alejandra Bravo, Sabino Pacheco, Isabel Gómez, Blanca Garcia-Gómez, Janette Onofre and Mario Soberón

Chapter 5. Effect of Bacillus thuringiensis on parasitoids and predators

Sergio Antonio De Bortoli, Alessandra Marieli Vacari, Ricardo Antonio Polanczyk, Ana Carolina Pires Veiga and Roberto Marchi Goulart

Fernando Hercos Valicente and Rosane Bezerra da Silva

Chapter 7. New sequencing technologies and genomic analysis applied to Bacillus thuringiensis

Roberto Franco Teixeira Correia, Anne Caroline Mascarenhas dos Santos, Raimundo Wagner de Souza Aguiar, Bergmann Morais Ribeiro and Fernando Lucas Melo

Chapter 8. Expression of Bacillus thuringiensis in insect cells

Bergmann Morais Ribeiro, Érica Soares Martins, Raimundo Wagner de Souza Aguiar and Roberto Franco Teixeira Correia

Chapter 9. Bacillus thuringiensis: Different Targets and Interactions

Chapter 10. Specificity and cross-order activity of Bacillus thuringiensis pesticidal proteins

Kees van Frankenhuyzen

Chapter 11. The American Bacillus thuringiensis based biopesticides market

Chapter 12. Mass production, application, and market development of Bacillus thuringiensis Biopesticides in China

Lin Li, Zhenmin Chen and Ziniu Yu

Rose Gomes Monnerat, Glaucia de Figueiredo Nachtigal, Ivan Cruz, Wagner Bettiol and Clara Beatriz Hoffman Campo

Chapter 14. Bacillus entomopathogenic based biopesticides in vector control programs in Brazil

Clara Fátima Gomes Cavados, Wanderli Pedro Tadei, Rosemary Aparecida Roque, Lêda Narcisa Regis, Claudia Maria Fontes de Oliveira, Helio Benites Gil and Carlos José Pereira da Cunha de Araujo-Coutinho

Chapter 15. Resistance of mosquitoes to entomopathogenic bacterial based larvicides: current status and strategies for management

Maria Helena Neves Lobo Silva-Filha

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 inin the Western Hemisphere

Dr. Lidia Mariana Fiuza – PhD (ENSAM-Montpellier/France), is currently Researcher at Instituto Riograndense do Arroz (IRGA) and member of the Agricultural Sciences Commitee at Research Foundation of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. She specializes in the areas of toxicology, microbiology, and entomology, with an emphasis in bacteriology and acting on the following topics: Bacillus thuringiensis and correlates; genes cry; insecticidal proteins; plants-Bt; toxin interactions; microbial control of pests and diseases. As innovation and technology activities, she is a partner in the Control_Agro_Bio Pesquisa e Defesa Agropecuária Ltda., which is currently accredited in the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture as a Collaborating Center for Pest Risk Analysis – ARP, Section of Agricultural Defense, Department of Plant Protection.

Dr. Ricardo Antonio Polanczyk – PhD (ESALQ/USP), is currently Assistant Professor at UNESP. Before this, he was at UFES, working with Dr. Pratissoli in IPM systems.  Microbial control of agricultural pests is his main field of research, including the interactions between microbial control agents and pesticides and Bt plants.  In 2014 he took part in the course "Risk Analysis: Role of Science in GMO Decision-making" in the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (Trieste- Italy).

Dr. Neil Crickmore – PhD (University of Warwick), is currently Senior Lecturer in Molecular Genetics, University of Sussex and Adjunct Professor State Key Laboratory for the Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China. Before, he was Research Associate at University of Cambridge. Widely heralded today as a leading figure in Bacillus thuringiensis research. Chair and webmaster of International Bacillus thuringiensis toxin nomenclature committee; Convenor of the Bacterial Division of the IOBC/WPRS.<

Describes the physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology of Bacillus thuringiensis and Lysinibacillus sphaericus

Provides information for agroforestry applications, such as mode of action, receptors of insect pests, and heterologous expression of toxins in insect cells and plants

Covers public health concerns, including vector control programs with an emphasis on the Neotropical region

Discusses the global market and the development and registration of new products

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras