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18 December 2017 Improvement of Vip3Aa16 Toxin Production and Efficiency Through Nitrous Acid and UV Mutagenesis of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bacillales: Bacillaceae)
Mariam Hmani, Hanen Boukedi, Saoussen Ben Khedher, Asma Elleuch, Slim Tounsi, Lobna Abdelkefi-Mesrati
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Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner (Bacillales: Bacillaceae) strain BUPM95 was known by the efficiency of its vegetative insecticidal protein (Vip3Aa16) against different Lepidoptera such as Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). To overcome the problem of the low quantities of Vip3 proteins secreted by B. thuringiensis strains in the culture supernatant, classical mutagenesis of vegetative cells of BUPM95 strain was operated using nitrous acid and UV rays.The survivors were screened on the basis of their hemolytic activity and classified in three groups: unaffected, overproducing, and hypo-producing mutants. Using different mutants improved in their hemolytic activity, the supernatants showed an improved toxicity toward S. littoralis larvae (83.33–100% of mortality) compared with the wild-type supernatant (76%). After Vip3 protein quantification in the different supernatants, bioassays against S. littoralis larvae demonstrated that mutants M62, M43, and M76 were improved in the efficiency of their toxin as demonstrated by the lower values of LC50 and LC90 compared with the wild-typeVip3Aa16 protein. However, M26 and M73 mutants were improved in the toxin quantities produced in the supernatant.The improvement of the production and the efficiency of B. thuringiensisVip3 toxins should contribute to a significant reduction of the production costs of these very interesting B. thuringineis proteins and facilitate the use of these toxins in the pest control management.

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Mariam Hmani, Hanen Boukedi, Saoussen Ben Khedher, Asma Elleuch, Slim Tounsi, and Lobna Abdelkefi-Mesrati "Improvement of Vip3Aa16 Toxin Production and Efficiency Through Nitrous Acid and UV Mutagenesis of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bacillales: Bacillaceae)," Journal of Economic Entomology 111(1), 108-111, (18 December 2017). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/tox328
Received: 4 August 2017; Accepted: 1 November 2017; Published: 18 December 2017
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KEYWORDS
Bacillus thuringiensis
improvement
random mutagenesis
Vip3Aa16 toxin
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