Bacillus subtilis and B. licheniformis Isolated from Heterorhabditis indica Infected Apple Root Borer (Dorysthenes huegelii) Suppresses Nematode Production in Galleria mellonella

Author(s):  
Akanksha Upadhyay ◽  
Sharad Mohan
2004 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 279-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thiery B.C Alavo ◽  
Gary B Dunphy

The non-self cellular (hemocytic) responses of Galleria mellonella larvae, including the attachment to slides and the removal of the bacteria Xenorhabdus nematophila and Bacillus subtilis from the hemolymph, were affected by N-formyl peptides. Both N-formyl methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLF) and the ester derivative decreased hemocyte adhesion in vitro, and both elevated hemocyte counts and suppressed the removal of both X. nematophila and B. subtilis from the hemolymph in vivo. The amide derivative and the antagonist tertiary-butoxy-carbonyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (tBOC) increased hemocyte attachment to glass. The fMLF suppressed protein discharge from monolayers of granular cells with and without bacterial stimulation, while tBOC stimulated protein discharge. The peptide tBOC offset the effects of fMLF in vitro and in vivo. This is the first report implying the existence of formyl peptide receptors on insect hemocytes in which the compounds fMLF and tBOC inhibited and activated hemocyte activity, respectively.Key words: formyl peptides, hemocytes, Xenorhabdus, Bacillus.


Insects ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Rosalba Salgado-Morales ◽  
Fernando Martínez-Ocampo ◽  
Verónica Obregón-Barboza ◽  
Kathia Vilchis-Martínez ◽  
Alfredo Jiménez-Pérez ◽  
...  

The entomopathogenic nematodes Heterorhabditis are parasites of insects and are associated with mutualist symbiosis enterobacteria of the genus Photorhabdus; these bacteria are lethal to their host insects. Heterorhabditis indica MOR03 was isolated from sugarcane soil in Morelos state, Mexico. The molecular identification of the nematode was confirmed using sequences of the ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 region and the D2/D3 expansion segment of the 28S rRNA gene. In addition, two bacteria HIM3 and NA04 strains were isolated from the entomopathogenic nematode. The genomes of both bacteria were sequenced and assembled de novo. Phylogenetic analysis was confirmed by concatenated gene sequence datasets as Photorhabdus luminescens HIM3 (16S rRNA, 23S rRNA, dnaN, gyrA, and gyrB genes) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa NA04 (16S rRNA, 23S rRNA and gyrB genes). H. indica MOR03 infects Galleria mellonella, Tenebrio molitor, Heliothis subflexa, and Diatraea magnifactella larvae with LC50 values of 1.4, 23.5, 13.7, and 21.7 IJs/cm2, respectively, at 48 h. These bacteria are pathogenic to various insects and have high injectable insecticide activity at 24 h.


Parasitology ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 369-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. B. Dunphy ◽  
J. M. Webster

Examination of the short-term interaction of the haemocytes and lysozyme ofGalleria mellonellalarvae with the entomogenous nematodeSteinernema feltiaeDD136,in vitrorevealed that the nematodes did not reduce the adhesion ofBacillus subtilisorXenorhabdus nematophilussubsp.nematophilusto larval granulocytes or plasmatocytes. There was no evidence of humoral, sheath or cellular encapsulation ofS. feltiaein the haemolymphin vitroorin vivo. Compared with the phosphate-buffered saline-injected larvae the axenic nematodes did not alter the total or differential haemocyte counts during the initial 4 h of parasitism. The ability of the insect larvae to removeB. subtilisandX. nematophilusfrom the haemolymph was not influenced by axenicS. feltiae. The bacteria from the intestine of surface disinfected, monoxenically culturedS. feltiaeelevated the larval total haemocyte counts and damaged the haemocytes. The activity of larval lysozyme was not influenced by axenicS. feltiae.


Nematology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 1113-1118
Author(s):  
Sharad Mohan ◽  
Akanksha Upadhyay ◽  
Ritu Gupta

The virulence of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) to the primary reproductives – alates and dealates – of Microtermes spp. was examined. Mortality in alates was observed in 18 h in the filter paper bioassay to test the relative virulence of infective juveniles (IJ) of Heterorhabditis indica and Steinernema abbasi. The LD50 for H. indica was achieved with 5.11 IJ alate−1 at 60 h, while for S. abbasi it was attained at 72 h with 6.91 IJ alate−1. Both nematodes completed their life cycle in the alates with an average production per cadaver of 3245 IJ and 2349 IJ for H. indica and S. abbasi, respectively, at an infection dose of 30 IJ alate−1. Thus H. indica was selected for the soil assay. The soil was implanted with H. indica-infected cadavers of Galleria mellonella. Within 72 h 100% mortality was observed in the dealates. Successful recycling of nematodes in the termite cadavers reinforced the suitability of H. indica for the biological control of primary reproductives.


Author(s):  
Dwight Anderson ◽  
Charlene Peterson ◽  
Gursaran Notani ◽  
Bernard Reilly

The protein product of cistron 3 of Bacillus subtilis bacteriophage Ø29 is essential for viral DNA synthesis and is covalently bound to the 5’-termini of the Ø29 DNA. When the DNA-protein complex is cleaved with a restriction endonuclease, the protein is bound to the two terminal fragments. The 28,000 dalton protein can be visualized by electron microscopy as a small dot and often is seen only when two ends are in apposition as in multimers or in glutaraldehyde-fixed aggregates. We sought to improve the visibility of these small proteins by use of antibody labeling.


Planta Medica ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 74 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
N Padilla-Montaño ◽  
IL Bazzocchi ◽  
L Moujir

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Olsowski ◽  
J Steinmann ◽  
D Theegarten
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2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (02) ◽  
pp. 82-89
Author(s):  
Friedrich von Rheinbaben ◽  
Oliver Riebe ◽  
Johanna Köhnlein ◽  
Sebastian Werner

ZusammenfassungZentrales Bauteil des Genius® 90 Therapie Systems ist der sogenannte Genius-Tank, dem die frische Dialyseflüssigkeit entnommen und in den die verbrauchte Lösung nach der Dialyse zurückgeführt wird. Daher kommt der sicheren Aufbereitung des Systems eine besondere Bedeutung zu. Hierfür wird ein Aufbereitungsverfahren unter Verwendung von UV-Licht in Kombination mit einem chemischen Desinfektionsmittel angewendet. Ziel der hier beschriebenen Untersuchung war es, die Wirkungsbreite und Wirkungstiefe dieses Aufbereitungsverfahrens unter praxisnahen Phase-3-Bedingungen zu ermitteln. Dazu wurde das Gerät mit Mikroorganismen und Viren künstlich kontaminiert und die Wirkung der einzelnen Verfahrensschritte ermittelt. Im Gegensatz zu der üblichen Vorgehensweise praxisnaher Untersuchungen machen Aufbereitungsverfahren medizinischer Geräte unter Phase-3-Kriterien meist eine neuartige Arbeitsweise erforderlich – im Falle der hier vorgestellten Untersuchung sogar die Konstruktion eines speziellen Geräts zur Platzierung von Keimträgen im Genius-Tank. Im Ergebnis konnte gezeigt werden, dass bereits UV-Licht allein sowie in Kombination mit einem chemischen Desinfektionsmittel unter praxisnahen Bedingungen eine sichere Wirksamkeit gegen Bakterien (Pseudomonas aeruginosa) und bakterielle Sporen (Bacillus subtilis), Schimmelpilze (Aspergillus brasiliensis) und Viren (Murines Parvovirus) besitzt.


Planta Medica ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 73 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
L Moujir ◽  
L de León ◽  
IL Bazzocchi

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