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Effect of entomopathogenic fungi on detoxification enzyme activity in greater wax moth Galleria mellonella L. (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) and role of detoxification enzymes in development of insect resistance to entomopathogenic fungi

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Fungal infection of insects increases total esterase and glutathione S-transferase activities in the hemolymph. Activities of acid and alkaline phosphatases were similar in the infected and intact insects. Fungal infection increased the resistance of greater wax moth caterpillars to organophosphorus insecticide malathion 1.46 times relative to intact caterpillars. Possible involvement of detoxification enzymes in the development of insect resistance to entomopathogenic fungi and development of complex biological products based on entomopathogenic microorganisms and inhibitors of detoxification enzymes are discussed.

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  1. Institute of Animal Ecology and Systematics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Division, ul. Frunze 11, Novosibirsk, 630091, Russia

    V. V. Serebrov, V. V. Martemyanov & V. V. Glupov

  2. NPF “Research Center”, POB 247, Naukograd Kol’tsovo, Novosibirsk Region, 630559, Russia

    O. N. Gerber & A. A. Malyarchuk

  3. Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Division, ul. Institutskaya 3, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia

    A. A. Alekseev

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Original Russian Text © V.V. Serebrov, O.N. Gerber, A.A. Malyarchuk, V.V. Martemyanov, A.A. Alekseev, V.V. Glupov, 2006, published in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Biologicheskaya, 2006, No. 6, pp. 712–718.

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Serebrov, V.V., Gerber, O.N., Malyarchuk, A.A. et al. Effect of entomopathogenic fungi on detoxification enzyme activity in greater wax moth Galleria mellonella L. (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) and role of detoxification enzymes in development of insect resistance to entomopathogenic fungi. Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 33, 581–586 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359006060082

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