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Analagous population structures for two alphabaculoviruses highlight a functional role for deletion mutants
Serrano García, Amaya; Williams, Trevor
; Simón de Goñi, Oihane
; López Ferber, Miguel; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo
; Muñoz Labiano, Delia
(American Society for Microbiology, 2012) Artículo / Artikulua
A natural Spodoptera exigua multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (SeMNPV) isolate from Florida shares a strikingly similar genotypic composition to that of a natural Spodoptera frugiperda MNPV (SfMNPV) isolate from Nicaragua. ... -
Anticarsia gemmatalis nucleopolyhedrovirus from soybean crops in Tamaulipas, Mexico: diversity and insecticidal characteristics of individual variants and their co-occluded mixtures
Ángel, Christian del; Lasa, Rodrigo; Rodríguez del Bosque, Luis A.; Mercado, Gabriel; Beperet Arive, Inés; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo
; Williams, Trevor
(Florida Entomological Society, 2018) Artículo / Artikulua
In 1999, Anticarsia gemmatalis nucleopolyhedrovirus (AgMNPV) was introduced into a major soybean-growing region in Tamaulipas, Mexico, for control of its lepidopteran host, Anticarsia gemmatalis Hilbner (Lepidoptera: ... -
Bacillus thuringiensis toxins: an overview of their biocidal activity
Palma Dovis, Leopoldo; Muñoz Labiano, Delia
; Berry, Colin; Murillo Martínez, Jesús
; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo
(MDPI, 2014) Artículo / Artikulua
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a Gram positive, spore-forming bacterium that synthesizes parasporal crystalline inclusions containing Cry and Cyt proteins, some of which are toxic against a wide range of insect orders, ... -
Biotechnological development of a new bioinsecticide based on a Helicoverpa armigera nucleopolyhedrovirus from Spain
El taladro del tomate, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), es una de las principales plagas polífagas de la Península Ibérica. El nucleopoliedrovirus simple de H. armigera (HearSNPV) es un método eficaz ... -
Chrysodeixis chalcites nucleopolyhedrovirus (ChchNPV): natural occurrence and efficacy as a biological insecticide on young banana plants in greenhouse and open-field conditions on the Canary Islands
Fuentes Barrera, Ernesto Gabriel; Hernández Suárez, Estrella; Simón de Goñi, Oihane; Williams, Trevor
; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo
(Public Library of Science, 2017) Artículo / Artikulua
Chrysodeixis chalcites, an important pest of banana crops on the Canary Islands, is usually controlled by chemical insecticides. The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the most prevalent isolate of the ... -
Chrysodeixis chalcites nucleopolyhedrovirus: a useful component for IPM programs on the Canary Islands banana crops
La platanera (Musa acuminata Colla) es uno de los principales cultivos de las Islas Canarias, representando el 30% de la producción agrícola total del archipiealago. Dicho cultivo se realiza bajo invernaderos de malla ... -
A Chrysodeixis chalcites single-nucleocapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus population from the Canary Islands is genotypically structured to maximize survival
Bernal Rodríguez, Alexandra; Simón de Goñi, Oihane
; Williams, Trevor
; Muñoz Labiano, Delia
; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo
(American Society for Microbiology, 2013) Artículo / Artikulua
A Chrysodeixis chalcites single-nucleocapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus wild-type isolate from the Canary Islands, Spain, named ChchSNPV-TF1 (ChchTF1-wt), appears to have great potential as the basis for a biological insecticide ... -
Co-infection with iflaviruses influences the insecticidal properties of Spodoptera exigua multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus occlusion bodies: implications for the production and biosecurity of baculovirus insecticides
Carballo Palos, Arkaitz; Murillo Pérez, Rosa
; Jakubowska, Agata; Herrero, Salvador; Williams, Trevor
; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo
(Public Library of Science, 2017) Artículo / Artikulua
Biological insecticides based on Spodoptera exigua multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (SeMNPV) can efficiently control S. exigua larvae on field and greenhouse crops in many parts of the world. Spanish wild populations and ... -
Coping with environmental eukaryotes; identification of Pseudomonas syringae genes during the interaction with alternative hosts or predators
Dorati, Federico; Barrett, Glyn A.; Sánchez Contreras, María; Murillo Martínez, Jesús; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo
(MDPI, 2018) Artículo / Artikulua
Understanding the molecular mechanisms underpinning the ecological success of plant pathogens is critical to develop strategies for controlling diseases and protecting crops. Recent observations have shown that plant ... -
Deletion genotypes reduce occlusion body potency but increase occlusion body production in a Colombian Spodoptera frugiperda nucleopolyhedrovirus population
Barrera Cubillos, Gloria Patricia; Williams, Trevor; Villamizar, Laura; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo
; Simón de Goñi, Oihane
(Public Library of Science, 2013) Artículo / Artikulua
A Colombian field isolate (SfCOL-wt) of Spodoptera frugiperda multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (SfMNPV) is a mixture of different genotypes. To evaluate the insecticidal properties of the different genotypic variants, 83 ... -
Determinant factors in the production of a co-occluded binary mixture of Helicoverpa armigera alphabaculovirus (HearNPV) genotypes with desirable insecticidal characteristics
Arrizubieta Celaya, Maite; Simón de Goñi, Oihane
; Williams, Trevor
; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo
(Public Library of Science, 2016) Artículo / Artikulua
A co-occluded binary mixture of Helicoverpa armigera nucleopolyhedrovirus genotypes HearSP1B and HearLB6 at a 1:1 ratio (HearSP1B+HearLB6) was selected for the development of a virus-based biological insecticide, which ... -
Development of a new bioinsecticide based on a Chrysodeixis chalcites nucleopolyhedrovirus from the Canary Islands
Chrysodeixis chalcites (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) es una plaga importante que causa valiosos daños económicos en los cultivos de platanera de las Islas Canarias. El control efectivo de esta plaga con insecticidas químicos ... -
Domain shuffling between Vip3Aa and Vip3Ca: chimera stability and insecticidal activity against European, American, African, and Asian pests
Gomis Cebolla, Joaquín; Santos, Rafael Ferreira dos; Wang, Yueqin; Caballero Sánchez, Javier; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo
; He, Kanglai; Jurat Fuentes, Juan Luis; Ferré, Juan (MDPI, 2020) Artículo / Artikulua
The bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis produces insecticidal Vip3 proteins during the vegetative growth phase with activity against several lepidopteran pests. To date, three different Vip3 protein families have been identified ... -
Draft genome sequence of Bacillus cereus CITVM-11.1, a strain exhibiting interesting antifungal activities
Caballero Sánchez, Javier; Peralta, C.; Molla, A.; Valle, Eleodoro E. del; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo
(Karger, 2018) Artículo / Artikulua
Bacillus cereus is a gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium possessing an important and historical record as a human-pathogenic bacterium. However, several strains of this species exhibit interesting potential to be used ... -
Draft genome sequence of Bacillus thuringiensis serovar tolworthi strain Na205-3, an isolate toxic for Helicoverpa armigera
Palma Dovis, Leopoldo; Muñoz, Delia
; Murillo Martínez, Jesús
; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo
(American Society for Microbiology, 2014) Artículo / Artikulua
We report here the complete annotated 6,510,053-bp draft genome sequence of Bacillus thuringiensis serovar tolworthi strain Na205-3, which is toxic for Helicoverpa armigera. This strain potentially contains nine insecticidal ... -
Draft genome sequence of Photorhabdus luminescens strain DSPV002N isolated from Santa Fe, Argentina
Palma Dovis, Leopoldo; Valle, Eleodoro E. del; Frizzo, Laureano; Berry, Colin; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo
(American Society for Microbiology, 2016) Artículo / Artikulua
Here, we report the draft genome sequence of Photorhabdus luminescens strain DSPV002N, which consists of 177 contig sequences accounting for 5,518,143 bp, with a G+C content of 42.3% and 4,701 predicted protein-coding genes ... -
Draft genome sequences of two bacillus thuringiensis strains and characterization of a putative 41.9-kDa insecticidal toxin
Palma Dovis, Leopoldo; Muñoz Labiano, Delia
; Berry, Colin; Murillo Martínez, Jesús
; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo
(MDPI, 2014) Artículo / Artikulua
In this work, we report the genome sequencing of two Bacillus thuringiensis strains using Illumina next-generation sequencing technology (NGS). Strain Hu4-2, toxic to many lepidopteran pest species and to some mosquitoes, ... -
Expression of a peroral infection factor determines pathogenicity and population structure in an insect virus
Simón de Goñi, Oihane; Williams, Trevor
; Cerutti, Martine; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo
; López Ferber, Miguel (Public Library of Science, 2013) Artículo / Artikulua
A Nicaraguan isolate of Spodoptera frugiperda multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus is being studied as a possible biological insecticide. This virus exists as a mixture of complete and deletion genotypes; the latter depend on ... -
Functional importance of deletion mutant genotypes in an insect nucleopolyhedrovirus population
Simón de Goñi, Oihane; Williams, Trevor
; López Ferber, Miguel; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo
(American Society for Microbiology, 2005) Artículo / Artikulua
A Nicaraguan isolate of a nucleopolyhedrovirus (SfNIC) that attacks the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, survives as a mixture of nine genotypes (SfNIC A to I) that all present genomic deletions, except variant B ... -
Gender-mediated differences in vertical transmission of a nucleopolyhedrovirus
Virto Garayoa, Cristina; Zárate Chaves, Carlos Andrés; López Ferber, Miguel; Murillo Pérez, Rosa
; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo
; Williams, Trevor
(Public Library of Science, 2013) Artículo / Artikulua
With the development of sensitive molecular techniques for detection of low levels of asymptomatic pathogens, it becoming clear that vertical transmission is a common feature of some insect pathogenic viruses, and likely ...