Bacillus thuringiensis crystal toxin: Ultrastructural studies of its effect on silkworm midgut cells |
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Authors: | Jean Percy Paul G. Fast |
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Affiliation: | Forest Pest Management Institute, Canadian Forestry Service, Environment Canada, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 5M7 Canada |
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Abstract: | Bacillus thuringiensis crystal toxin induced a cytoplasmic response in columnar cells within 1 min after ingestion although external symptoms were not exhibited by larvae until 15 min after ingestion. Microvilli became less consistently uniform in diameter; their organized internal microfilaments were disrupted and disappeared. The cisternae of rough endoplasmic reticulum were enlarged and denuded of ribosomes. By 5 min after ingestion, microvilli of some columnar cells disappeared entirely and gross ultrastructural changes were observed in other regions of the cells. Up to 5 min after ingestion there were few, if any, ultrastructural changes observed within goblet cells. Mitochondria in columnar cells were swollen but did not exhibit the condensed configuration reported by other workers. Both the buffer system used in the fixation medium and its osmolarity influenced the changes in the ultrastructure of midgut cells exposed to B. thuringiensis crystal toxin. |
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Keywords: | crystal toxin midgut columnar cells early ultrastructural effects |
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