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Use of agro-industrial residues for bioinsecticidal endotoxin production by Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis or kurstaki in solid state fermentation

Utilisation des résidus agro-industriels pour la production d’endotoxines bioinsecticides par Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis or kurstaki en fermentation en milieu solide

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The feasibility of biological control, against agricultural pests and disease vectors, depends on the production of these bioagents at reduced costs, in order to compete successfully with harmful chemical insecticides. Among the entomopathogens that have been studied for biocontrol purposes, Bacillus thuringiensis is produced by submerged fermentation processes. Laboratory scale solid state fermentation processes have demonstrated effective B. thuringiensis endotoxins production, which could be adopted for small scale local production in the near future. Several factors make its local production highly desirable for pest control in developing nations. It can be cheaply produced on a wide variety of low cost, organic substrates. Local production would result in considerable monetary savings of heavy expenditure on import of chemical and biological insecticides.

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La faisabilité de la lutte biologique contre les parasites des cultures et les vecteurs de maladie, dépend essentiellement des techniques de production. Le but de ces études étant d’obtenir des organismes à coût réduit et compétitif par rapport aux agents chimiques. Bacillus thuringiensis, est probablement l’agent enthomopathogène le plus étudié pour la lutte biologiqu’e et le plus facilement disponible commercialement. Il est produit industriellement par fermentation submergée. La fermentation en milieu solide a prouvé son intérêt dans la production d’endotoxines de B. thuringiensis et on peut envisager son utilisation locale, pour la production à petite échelle. Plusieurs facteurs jouent en la faveur de l’utilisation de cette technique dans les pays en voie de développement: le coût de production est réduit et la fermentation peut être réalisée sur divers substrats organiques bon marché. La production locale permet d’économiser les devises dépensées dans l’import d’insecticides chimiques et biologiques.

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Capalbo, D.M.F., Moraes, I.O. (1997). Use of agro-industrial residues for bioinsecticidal endotoxin production by Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis or kurstaki in solid state fermentation. In: Roussos, S., Lonsane, B.K., Raimbault, M., Viniegra-Gonzalez, G. (eds) Advances in Solid State Fermentation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0661-2_39

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