Intra-Phenotypic and -Genotypic Variations of Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill. Strains Infecting Aedes aegypti L. Adults.

ABSTRACT: Beauveria bassiana has potential for Aedes aegypti biological control. However, its efficacy depends on the strain's geographic location, host susceptibility, and virulence. The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of B. bassiana strain BBPTG4 conidia in controlling Ae. aegypti adults and its detection via introns profile on exposed mosquito corpses. Morphologic characteristics among strains were highly similar. Comprehensive testing of these strains demonstrated that BBPT4 exhibited the ideal biological activity for Ae. aegypti control, with a median lethal time (TL₅₀) of 7.5 d compared to ~3 d and ~10 d for BB01 and BB37 strains, respectively. Infected mosquitoes died after GHA and BBPTG4 exposure, and corpses were analyzed for i

SUBMITTER: Zamora-Aviles N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11354911 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature