Safety Test On Mice with Bacillus Thuringiensis Isolate

The toxicological studies performed on Bacillus isolate 310109 isolated from the Iskenderun region of Turkey, by experimental infection of mice have revealed the absence of acute and prolonged toxicity. All acute and prolonged toxicity tests produced negative results with all the various routes, subcutaneous, intraperitoneal, intravenous injection oral (gavage), inhalation and percutaneous application and eye irritation test, using 2x108 bacteria per/ml suspension for each inoculation. Neither pathological symptoms nor mortality were observed. The behaviour and weight gain of the experimentally infected animals were within the normal range and close to those of the control animals.