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Larvicidal activity of actinomycete isolate against Toxocara canis
M al-Doori1, A A al-Tae, S Jalil
1Department of Microbiology, Biological Research Centre, Scientific Research Council, Baghdad, Iraq.
Folia Parasitologica
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
A soil isolate of actinomycete, strain S-70, revealing presence of plasmid(s) was placed in the genus Streptomyces according to the wall composition and morphology. The toxicity of S-70 grown on two fermentation media, glucose-asparagine broth (GAB) and malt extract-yeast extract broth (MYE), against infective larvae of Toxocara canis was assessed. The use of mortality test has provided a sensitive and reproducible bioassay. The results suggest high larvicidal activity of the Streptomyces crude products examined being highly potent when using GAB culture medium.