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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-10-6
pubmed:abstractText
Biological agents have not found wide application in the control of insects that transmit agents of human disease. Fungal pathogens may have a potential for field use, but environmental constraints, lack of knowledge of their life cycle, or dependence on production in vivo, have prevented their widespread use. In fact, sporogenous bacteria are the only biological agents used on a large scale for the control of mosquitoes and blackflies that transmit diseases in the tropics. Two bacteria, Bacillus thuringiensis sp. israelensis and B. sphaericus are very effective for the control of these vectors. In this article, Jean Marc Hougard and Christian Back discuss various factors associated with the use of bacteria for vector control, and the prospects for further developments.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0169-4758
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
364-6
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Perspectives on the bacterial control of vectors in the tropics.
pubmed:affiliation
Vector Control Unit of the Health Department of ORSTOM, BP 2528, Bamako, Mali, West Africa.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article