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Viana JL, da Silva JS, de Mattos GC, Pinto MCC, Dutra LDS, Carvalho LLDA, Pinto JCCDS, Pinheiro VCS, Roque RA. Microencapsulation of Bacillus thuringiensis strains for the control of Aedes aegypti. Exp Parasitol 2023; 255:108654. [PMID: 37956783 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2023.108654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
Abstract
In this study, we investigated the microencapsulation of two strains of the entomopathogenic bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis (B. thuringiensis) (BtMA-750 and BtMA-1114), which are biopesticides of high toxicity for the mosquito vector Aedes aegypti. The encapsulation of different concentrations of microorganisms in starch microparticles was evaluated, and the inverse suspension polymerization technique was explored. It was possible to observe that the higher amounts of the biopesticide caused a slight decrease in the diameter of the particles; however, even when encapsulated, the biopesticide still presents an average diameter that is able to be consumed by the larvae of Aedes aegypti. Furthermore, it was noticed that the presence of both of the B. thuringiensis strains did not affect the thermal stability of the particles. The microencapsulated bacterial strains presented a high number of viable spores and preserved the expression of proteins with molecular masses corresponding to the insecticidal toxins Cry and Cyt, indicating that the encapsulation process was conducted satisfactorily. Finally, the encapsulated strains were tested against Ae. aegypti larvae and maintained 100% larval mortality even after 35 days. Therefore, microencapsulation of B. thuringiensis not only guarantees the bacterial activity, but also prolongs the action of the biopesticide. Collectively, such findings highlight the great potential of the new biopesticides, which may help to reduce the population indices of the mosquito vector Ae. aegypti via a sustainable and environment-friendly route.
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- Juliete L Viana
- Universidade do Estado do Amazonas - UEA, Programa de Pós-graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia da Rede BIONORTE - PPG BIONORTE, Av. Carvalho Leal, 1777, Ed. Anexo, 4° andar, Cachoeirinha, Manaus, CEP 69065001, AM, Brazil.
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- Curso Ciências Naturais, Campus VII, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Avenida Dr. José Anselmo, 2008, São Sebastião, Codó, CEP 65400-000, MA, Brazil
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- Programa de Engenharia Química/COPPE - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 21941-598, RJ, Brazil
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- Programa de Engenharia Química/COPPE - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 21941-598, RJ, Brazil
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- Programa de Engenharia Química/COPPE - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 21941-598, RJ, Brazil
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- Programa de Engenharia Química/COPPE - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 21941-598, RJ, Brazil
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- Programa de Engenharia Química/COPPE - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 21941-598, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Entomologia Médica, Departamento de Química e Biologia, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão Campus Caxias, Praça Duque de Caxias, s/n, Morro do Alecrim, Caxias, CEP 65604-380, MA, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Laboratório de Controle Biológico e Biotecnologia da Malária e Dengue, Manaus, CEP 69060-001, AM, Brazil
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Mendonça GRQ, Peters LP, Lopes LM, Sousa AH, Carvalho CM. Native fungi from Amazon with potential for control of Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae). BRAZ J BIOL 2023; 83:e274954. [PMID: 37909558 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.274954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae) is the main transmitter of pathogens that cause human diseases, including dengue, chikungunya, zika and yellow fever. Faced with this problem, this study aims to select fungi with entomopathogenic potential against Ae. aegypti and develop formulations that optimize the control action of entomopathogenic fungi in the semi-field condition. 23 fungal strains native from Amazon were inoculated in Potato-Dextrose-Agar (PDA) culture medium for 14 days and then transferred by scraping to tubes containing 0.9% NaCl solution. To obtain the larvae, eggs were collected using traps in peridomestic environments for 7 days. 20 larvae of Ae. aegypti in 125 mL erlenmeyers containing 20 mL of conidial suspension at a concentration of 1x106 conidia/mL for initial selection and 1×104, 1×105, 1×106 and 1×107 conidia/mL for determination of LC50. Mortality was checked every 24 h for 5 days. The three fungi with the best virulence rates were identified using molecular techniques. The compatibility between fungi at a concentration of 1×106 conidia/mL and oily adjuvants, mineral oil and vegetable oil (andiroba, chestnut and copaiba) at concentrations of 0.1, 0.5 and 1% was evaluated. The germination capacity of 100 conidia per treatment was evaluated after incubation at 28 ºC for 24 h. To evaluate the entomopathogenic potential of the fungal formulations, conidial suspensions (1×106 conidia/mL) were added with 0.1% mineral and vegetable oil. The treatments were submitted to laboratory and semi-field conditions and mortality was verified every 24 h for 5 days. Beauveria sp. (4,458) (LC50 = 8.66× 103), Metarhizium anisopliae (4,420) (LC50 = 5.48×104) and M. anisopliae (4,910) (LC50 = 1.13×105) were significantly more effective in the larval control of Ae. aegypti, in relation to the other fungal morphospecies evaluated. Mineral oil was better compatible in all treatments evaluated. Beauveria sp. (4,458) was considerably less virulent under semi-field conditions. M. anisopliae (4,910) formulated with mineral oil increased larval mortality to 100% on the 4th day in the laboratory and on the 5th day in the semi-field. Fungal formulations developed from native Amazonian isolates represent a promising tool for the development of strategies to control Ae. aegypti.
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- G R Q Mendonça
- Universidade Federal do Acre, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciência, Inovação e Tecnologia para Amazônia, Rio Branco, AC, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Acre, Centro de Ciências da Saúde e do Desporto, Rio Branco, AC, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Acre, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Natureza, Rio Branco, AC, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Acre, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Natureza, Rio Branco, AC, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Acre, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciência, Inovação e Tecnologia para Amazônia, Rio Branco, AC, Brasil
- Universidade Federal do Acre, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Natureza, Rio Branco, AC, Brasil
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da Costa Fernandes G, de Prado Costa DK, de Oliveira NS, de Sousa ECP, Machado DHB, Polanczyk RA, de Siqueira HÁA, da Silva MC. Genetic diversity of Brazilian Bacillus thuringiensis isolates with toxicity against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). Sci Rep 2022; 12:14408. [PMID: 36002607 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-18559-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) isolates native to Maranhão (BtMA) that are highly toxic to Aedes aegypti larvae and seven standard subspecies of Bt were analyzed for genetic diversity using the rep-PRC technique with BOX, ERIC, REP, MB1, and GTG5 markers. The rep-PCR technique is considered an extremely reliable, reproducible, fast and highly discriminatory technique that may be used even among populations of the same species. These five markers revealed a total of 38 polymorphic DNA fragments for 30 BtMA isolates. Eight groups were obtained with the dendrogram generated through Pearson's correlation analysis, with four groups formed only with BtMA isolates and four comprised of isolates of BtMA and the standard subspecies toxic to dipterans and lepidopterans. Despite the high genetic diversity of BtMA, a low correlation between the collection site, gene content and mortality against A. aegypti larvae was evidenced. The clustering of the standard subspecies of Bt that were toxic against dipterans with BtMA isolates confirm the mosquitocidal action of the native isolates from Maranhão, and they can be used as an alternative for A. aegypti control and other insects of medical importance and for the control of agricultural pests.
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Santos SRN, Silva JSD, Souza MO, Souza HA, Pinheiro VCS. Relations between soil attributes and the abundance of Bacillus thurigiensis in the Cerrado of Maranhão state, Brazil. BRAZ J BIOL 2022; 82:e261840. [PMID: 35894350 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.261840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The influence of abiotic factors on the abundance of microorganism populations in soil has been sparsely studied, especially regarding Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) bacteria. Therefore, this research was aimed at analyzing the relationship between the chemical and textural characteristics of the soil of the Cerrado (savanna) of Maranhão State on the abundance of Bacillus thuringiensis. Soil samples were collected in different municipalities in eastern Maranhão: São Mateus do Maranhão, Alto Alegre, Coroatá, Timbiras and Codó. The soil samples were obtained in the 0-0.1 m layer for soil fertility and texture analysis. Then, in the same area for the isolation of Bt, 1 g of soil was collected. The colonies obtained in the isolation that featured morphological characteristics of Bacillus spp. were visualized under phase contrast microscopy. Principal component analysis, clustering and correlations were peformed. Results: The sand content correlated positively with the Bacillus thuringiensis index (iBt). The cluster analysis allowed for verifying that the soils not showed iBt in function of high concentrations of aluminum (Al) and potential acidity (H+Al). Considering as these attributes (Al and H+Al) alter the availability of P in the soil, the abundance of Bacillus thuringiensis may have been impaired by the deficiency of this element in the environment. Conclusion: Bt has correlations with soil texture, and high concentrations of aluminum and potential acidity in the soil influencing the permanence of Bacillus thuringiensis in Maranhão eastern Cerrado.
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- S R N Santos
- Universidade Estadual do Maranhão - UEMA, Programa de Pós-graduação em Biodiversidade, Ambiente e Saúde, Caxias, MA, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Maranhão - UFMA, Centro de Ciências de Codó, Codó, MA, Brasil
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- Universidade Estadual do Piauí, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Teresina, PI, Brasil
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- Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Embrapa Meio-Norte, Teresina, PI, Brasil
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- Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, Departamento de Química e Biologia, Caxias, MA, Brasil
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da Silva JS, Oliveira M, Viana JL, da Silva MC, Pinheiro VCS, Zilse GAC, Tadei WP. Cyt1Aa toxin gene frequency in Bacillus thuringiensis isolates and its relation with pathogenicity for vector mosquitoes. Acta Trop 2022; 233:106549. [PMID: 35671782 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bacillus thuringiensis produces several virulence factors, the main ones being the Cry and Cyt toxins, present in the parasporal body produced during sporulation. The Cyt toxins have mechanisms specific for mosquitoes and Cyt1Aa, the most studied cytolytic toxin, is effective for mosquito control by acting in synergism with Cry toxins. The goal of the present work was to study the frequency of the codifying gene for Cyt1Aa in B. thuringiensis native isolates acquired from samples of soil, insect and water, as well as to verify any possible genetic polymorphism. 1,448 B. thuringiensis strains were used for DNA extraction and PCR technique, all with the use of a primer that amplifies a fragment of 300 pairs of the cyt1Aa gene. The strains that showed amplification in the PCR reaction were sequenced and compared to each other and to the sequences available at Genbank. 32 (2.3%) strains of B. thuringiensis showed positive amplification for the cyt1Aa gene. The highest frequency of isolates with cyt1Aa gene was acquired from samples coming from the Cerrado biome, both isolates from soil and from insects, equally with 3.4%. The cyt1Aa gene sequencing highlighted that, for that 300 bp region, the gene is conserved and there is no single-base polymorphism.
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- Joelma S da Silva
- Curso Ciências Naturais, Centro de Ciências de Codó, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Avenida Dr. José Anselmo, 2008, São Sebastião, Codó, Maranhão, 65400-000, Brasil.
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- Laboratório de Entomologia Médica, Departamento de Química e Biologia, Centro de Estudos Superiores de Caxias, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, Praça Duque de Caxias, s/n, Morro do Alecrim, Caxias, Maranhão, 65604-380, Brasil
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- Universidade do Estado do Amazonas - UEA, Programa de Pós-graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia da Rede BIONORTE - PPG BIONORTE, Av. Carvalho Leal, 1777, Ed. Anexo, 4° andar, Cachoeirinha, CEP 69065001, Manaus, AM, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Bactérias Entomopatogênicas e Marcadores Moleculares, Departamento de Química e Biologia, Centro de Estudos Superiores de Caxias, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, Praça Duque de Caxias, s/n, Morro do Alecrim, Caxias, Maranhão, 65604-380, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Entomologia Médica, Departamento de Química e Biologia, Centro de Estudos Superiores de Caxias, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, Praça Duque de Caxias, s/n, Morro do Alecrim, Caxias, Maranhão, 65604-380, Brasil
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- Grupo de Pesquisas em Abelhas, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia, Avenida André Araújo, 2936, Petrópolis, Manaus, Amazonas, 69067-375, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Malária e Dengue, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia, Avenida André Araújo, 2936, Petrópolis, Manaus, Amazonas, 69067-375, Brasil
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Nadeem MF, Zeeshan N, Khattak AA, Awan UA, Yaqoob A. Fixation of pfcrt chloroquine resistance alleles in Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates collected from unrest tribal agencies of Pakistan. BRAZ J BIOL 2021; 83:e247422. [PMID: 34431917 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.247422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Plasmodium falciparum resistance to Chloroquine (CQ) is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. There is a paucity of documented data on the prevalence of CQ-resistant mutant haplotypes of Pfcrt and Pfmdr1 genes from malaria-endemic war effected Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of P. falciparum CQ-resistance in this area. Clinical isolates were collected between May 2017 and May 2018 from North Waziristan and South Waziristan agencies of Federally Administrated Trial Area. Subsequently, Giemsa-stained blood smears were examined to detect Plasmodium falciparum. Extraction of malarial DNA was done from microscopy positive P. falciparum samples, and P. falciparum infections were confirmed by nested PCR (targeting Plasmodium small subunit ribosomal ribonucleic acid (ssrRNA) genes). All PCR confirmed P. falciparum samples were sequenced by pyrosequencing to find out mutation in Pfcrt gene at codon K76T and in pfmdr1 at codons N86Y, Y184F, N1042D, and D1246Y. Out of 121 microscopies positive P. falciparum cases, 109 samples were positive for P. falciparum by nested PCR. Pfcrt K76T mutation was found in 96% of isolates, Pfmdr1 N86Y mutation was observed in 20%, and 11% harboured Y184F mutation. All samples were wild type for Pfmdr1 codon N1042D and D1246Y. In the FATA, Pakistan, the frequency of resistant allele 76T remained high despite the removal of CQ. However, current findings of the study suggest complete fixation of P. falciparum CQ-resistant genotype in the study area.
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- M F Nadeem
- Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, The University of Haripur, Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, The University of Haripur, Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan
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