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Table 3 Virulence of strain TC-1 to insect larvae and Caenorhabditis elegans

From: Characterization of a novel chitinolytic Serratia marcescens strain TC-1 with broad insecticidal spectrum

Target organism

Treatment

Mortality (%)

96 h Corrected mortality (%)

24 h

48 h

72 h

96 h

120 h

144 h

C. elegans

Test

20.0

72.2

93.3

100

100

 

CK

1

2.0

4.0

4

4

4

 

B. mori

Test

0

18.3

41.2

86.6

98.3

100

86.4

 

CK

0

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

5.0

 

P. xylostella

Test

20.0

48.9

71.2 ( +)

75.3 ( +)

 + 

 + 

72.2

 

CK

1.7

6.3

6.3

11.3

 + 

 + 

 

S. exigua

Test

15.0

92.5

95.0

95.0

95.0

95.0

94.6

 

CK

5.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

 

H. armigera

Test

3.8

26.3

60.0

85.0

90.0

92.5

83.8

 

CK

0

0

2.5

7.5

11.3

13.5

 

S. litura

Test

0

0

0

0

0

0

 
 

CK

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

  1. Note: “ + ” and “−” represent “pupation” and “termination of observation”, respectively