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Foreword Lidia Mariana Fiuza, Ricardo Polanczyk and Neil Crickmore (Editors of the book) Preface Leon Rabinovitch Chapter 1. Bacillus thuringiensis characterization: morphology, physiology, biochemistry, pathotype, cellular and molecular aspects Leon Rabinovitch, Vilmar Machado, Neiva Knaak, Diouneia Lisiane Berlitz, Ricardo Polanczyk and Lidia Mariana Fiuza Chapter 2. The biology, ecology and taxonomy of Bacillus thuringiensis and related bacteria Ben Raymond Chapter 3. Bacillus thuringiensis toxin classification Neil Crickmore Chapter 4. Insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis and their mechanism of action Alejandra Bravo, Sabino Pacheco, Isabel Gmez, Blanca Garcia-Gmez, Janette Onofre and Mario Sobern Chapter 5. Effect of Bacillus thuringiensis on parasitoids and predators Sergio Antonio De Bortoli, Alessandra Marieli Vacari, Ricardo Antonio Polanczyk, Ana Carolina Pires Veiga and Roberto Marchi Goulart Chapter 6. Characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis using plasmid patterns, AFLP and rep-PCR Fernando Hercos Valicente and Rosane Bezerra da Silva Chapter 7. New sequencing technologies and genomic analysis applied to Bacillus thuringiensis Roberto Franco Teixeira Correia, Anne Caroline Mascarenhas dos Santos, Raimundo Wagner de Souza Aguiar, Bergmann Morais Ribeiro and Fernando Lucas Melo Chapter 8. Expression of Bacillus thuringiensis in insect cells Bergmann Morais Ribeiro, rica Soares Martins, Raimundo Wagner de Souza Aguiar and Roberto Franco Teixeira Correia Chapter 9. Bacillus thuringiensis: Different Targets and Interactions Lidia Mariana Fiuza, Diouneia Lisiane Berlitz, Jaime Vargas de Oliveira and Neiva Knaak Chapter 10. Specificity and cross-order activity of Bacillus thuringiensis pesticidal proteins Kees van Frankenhuyzen Chapter 11. The American Bacillus thuringiensis based biopesticides market Ricardo Antonio Polanczyk, Kees van Frankenhuyzen and Giuliano Pauli Chapter 12. Mass production, application, and market development of Bacillus thuringiensis Biopesticides in China Lin Li, Zhenmin Chen and Ziniu Yu Chapter 13. The role of Embrapa in the development of tools to control biological pests: a case of success Rose Gomes Monnerat, Glaucia de Figueiredo Nachtigal, Ivan Cruz, Wagner Bettiol and Clara Beatriz Hoffman Campo Chapter 14. Bacillus entomopathogenic based biopesticides in vector control programs in Brazil Clara Ftima Gomes Cavados, Wanderli Pedro Tadei, Rosemary Aparecida Roque, Lda Narcisa Regis, Claudia Maria Fontes de Oliveira, Helio Benites Gil and Carlos Jos Pereira da Cunha de Araujo-Coutinho Chapter 15. Resistance of mosquitoes to entomopathogenic bacterial based larvicides: current status and strategies for management Maria Helena Neves Lobo Silva-Filha Chapter 16. The importance of Bacillus thuringiensis in the context of genetically modified plants in Brazil Deise Maria Fontana Capalbo and Marise Tanaka Suzuki Chapter 17.Resistance of Spodoptera frugiperda to Bacillus thuringiensis proteins in in the Western Hemisphere Samuel Martinelli, Renato Assis de Carvalho, Patrick Marques Dourado and Graham Phillip Head
