Citrobacter freundii, a natural associate of the Colorado potato beetle, increases larval susceptibility to Bacillus thuringiensis.
Olga V PolenogovaYury A NoskovAnna S ArtemchenkoSaule ZhangissinaTatyana N KlementevaOlga N YaroslavtsevaViktor P KhodyrevNatalya A KruykovaViktor V GlupovPublished in: Pest management science (2022)
The obtained results indicate that feeding of C. freundii and B. thuringiensis to the CPB larvae is accompanied by tissue changes that significantly affect the cellular and humoral immunity of the insect, increasing its susceptibility to Bt. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.