Author(s):
Waill A. Elkhateeb, Marwa O. ELnahas, Kareem M. Mousa, Adel A. Ahmed, Abdu Galib ALKolaibe, Ghoson M. Daba
Email(s):
ghoson.daba@yahoo.com
DOI:
10.52711/0974-360X.2021.01013 
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Waill A. Elkhateeb1, Marwa O. ELnahas2, Kareem M. Mousa3, Adel A. Ahmed4, Abdu Galib ALKolaibe5, Ghoson M. Daba6
1Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, Pharmaceutical Industries Division, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt.
2Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, Pharmaceutical Industries Division, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt.
3Economic Entomology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El–Sheikh 33–516, Egypt.
4Pests & Plant Protection Department., National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
5Microbiology Department, Faculty of science, Taiz University, Taiz, Yemen.
6Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, Pharmaceutical Industries Division, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 14,
Issue - 11,
Year - 2021
ABSTRACT:
Insects bodies contain multiple distinctive microbial colonies which play key role in the metabolism, development and health of an insect. In the current study bacterial and fungal microbiota were isolated from larval feces and adult wings of two major insect pests in Egypt, the Cotton leaf worm Spodoptera littoralis and the black cutworm Agrotis ipsilon. Isolated pathogens were identified and characterized according to the scientific described methods in such cases. Two different genera of bacteria (Bacillus & Serratia) were isolated from larval feces of both insects while isolated fungus were Paecilomyces variotii and Absidia corymbifera from the feces of A. ipsilon larvae, while Rhozopus stolonifer and Penicillium chrysogenum were isolated from adults wings of the same insect. The fungus Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger and Mucor circinilloides were isolated from feces of S. littoralis larvae. Numerous species of bacteria and fungi had been documented as a bio-agent against many insect pests, and most of them exhibited disruption in life-cycle of different species of Lepidopterous pests. The obtained data sheds light on microbial colonies associated with two major insect pests, however further studies are required to involve the isolated microbiota in the biological control programs of insect pests.
Cite this article:
Waill A. Elkhateeb, Marwa O. ELnahas, Kareem M. Mousa, Adel A. Ahmed, Abdu Galib ALKolaibe, Ghoson M. Daba. Isolation and identification of microbiota from Egyptian common insect pests invading economically important crops. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. 2021; 14(11):5825-0. doi: 10.52711/0974-360X.2021.01013
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Waill A. Elkhateeb, Marwa O. ELnahas, Kareem M. Mousa, Adel A. Ahmed, Abdu Galib ALKolaibe, Ghoson M. Daba. Isolation and identification of microbiota from Egyptian common insect pests invading economically important crops. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. 2021; 14(11):5825-0. doi: 10.52711/0974-360X.2021.01013 Available on: https://www.rjptonline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2021-14-11-38
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