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Bone, L.W. et al.

Trichostrongylus colubriformis: egg lethality due to Bacillus thuringiensis crystal toxin.

A toxin from crystals of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis was lethal in vitro to eggs of the ruminant nematode Trichostrongylus colubriformis, with an LD50 of 1.8 ng/ml. Larval viability declined after a 2-hr exposure to B. t. israelensis and was dependent on the development period of eggs prior to exposure. Alkaline solubilization suggested that the insecticidal delta-endotoxin of B. t. israelensis was not responsible for nematicidal activity. Filtration of the toxin through 0.2- or 0.45-micron-pore filters revealed that the nematicidal activity was retained on the filter. Toxicity for nematode eggs was decreased by the enzyme inhibitor L-1-tosylamide 2-phenylethylchloromethyl ketone (10(-4) M) or ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (10(-5) M) and phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (10(-6) M). Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid from 10(-9) to 10(-5) M had no effect on the toxicity while phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride from 10(-9) to 10(-5) M inhibited toxicity. Fourteen mammalian and microbial enzymes had no significant effect on larval viability while 12 sugars and lipids failed to reduce the toxicity. Addition of 5 mM calcium to the eggs' medium decreased the B. t. israelensis toxicity by 20-fold. The calcium-dependent inhibition of toxicity was reversed by ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (10(-5) M) and lanthanum chloride (100 microM). The ionophore A-23187 decreased the LD50 by 18-fold to 33.5 ng/ml. Addition of 5 mM calcium chloride to the ionophore and toxin yielded an LD50 of 9.2 ng/ml. Treatment of nematode eggs with B. t. israelensis toxin for 2 or 24 hr had no effect on subsequent binding of selected fluoresceinated lectins to the eggshell.[1]

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Trichostrongylus colubriformis: egg lethality due to Bacillus thuringiensis crystal toxin. Bone, L.W., Bottjer, K.P., Gill, S.S. Exp. Parasitol. (1985) [Pubmed]

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