Entomopathogenic Bacteria: from Laboratory to Field Application

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxii

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2. The Entomopathogenic Bacteria

   1. Biodiversity of the entomopathogenic, endosporeforming bacteria

      • Fergus G. Priest

      Pages 1-22

   2. Natural occurrence and dispersal of Bacillus thuringiensis in the environment

      • Per H. Damgaard

      Pages 23-40

   3. Virulence of Bacillus thuringiensis

      • Bjarne Munk Hansen, Sylvie Salamitou

      Pages 41-64

3. Toxins and Genes

   1. The diversity of Bacillus thuringiensis δ-endotoxins

      • Neil Crickmore

      Pages 65-79

   2. Insecticidal proteins produced by bacteria pathogenic to agricultural pests

      • Takashi Yamamoto, Donald H. Dean

      Pages 81-100

   3. Vector-active toxins: structure and diversity

      • Armelle Delécluse, Victor Juárez-Pérez, Colin Berry

      Pages 101-125

   4. Toxin and virulence gene expression in Bacillus thuringiensis

      • Didier Lereclus, Hervé Agaisse

      Pages 127-142

   5. Genetic and genomic contexts of toxin genes

      • Marie-Laure Rosso, Jacques Mahillon, Armelle Delécluse

      Pages 143-166

4. Mode of Action and Resistance

   1. Pathogenesis of Bacillus thuringiensis toxins

      • Peter Lüthy, Michael G. Wolfersberger

      Pages 167-180

   2. Investigations of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 toxin receptor structure and function

      • Stephen F. Garczynski, Michael J. Adang

      Pages 181-197

   3. Membrane permeabilisation by Bacillus thuringiensis toxins: protein insertion and pore formation

      • Jean-Louis Schwartz, Raynald Laprade

      Pages 199-217

   4. Insect resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal crystal proteins

      • Jeroen Van Rie, Juan Ferré

      Pages 219-236

   5. Mode of action of Bacillus sphaericus on mosquito larvae: incidence on resistance

      • Jean-François Charles, Maria Helena Silva-Filha, Christina Nielsen-LeRoux

      Pages 237-252

5. Safety and Ecotoxicology of Entomopathogenic Bacteria

   1. Safety and ecotoxicology of entomopathogenic bacteria

      • Lawrence A. Lacey, Joel P. Siegel

      Pages 253-273

6. Standardisation, Production and Registration

   1. Is Bacillus thuringiensis standardisation still possible?

      • Ole Skovmand, Isabelle Thiéry, Gary Benzon

      Pages 275-295

   2. Industrial fermentation and formulation of entomopathogenic bacteria

      • Terry L. Couch

      Pages 297-316

   3. Rural production of Bacillus thuringiensis by solid state fermentation

      • Eduardo Aranda, Argelia Lorence, Ma. del Refugio Trejo

      Pages 317-332

   4. Registration of biopesticides

      • Gary N. Libman, Susan C. MacIntosh

      Pages 333-353

7. Field Application and Resistance Management

   1. Bacillus thuringiensis application in agriculture

      • Amos Navon

      Pages 355-369

Entomopathogenic bacteria (Bacillus thuringiensis and B. sphaericus) are increasingly used as biopesticides to control larval insect populations which are either agricultural or forestry pests and to reduce those which as adults are vectors of severe human diseases.
This new book, the first since 1993 to address all aspects of entomopathogenic bacteria, provides undergraduate and graduate students as well as research scientists with a complete, modern view of this important group of bacteria.
The authors, chosen for their sustained contributions to the field, cover both fundamental and applied research in this area. The main topics include bacterial ecology and taxonomy, toxin diversity, activity and mode of action, regulation and environment of the genes, safety and ecotoxicology, production and field application of the bacteria, and outbreaks of resistant populations. The book concludes with the most recent data obtained on transgenic biotechnology and addresses environmental impact issues.

• Toxin
• bacteria
• biodiversity
• ecology
• environment
• production
• protein

• Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

  Jean-François Charles, Armelle Delécluse, Christina Nielsen-Le Roux

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