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Fig. 3

From: Larvicidal, growth inhibitory and biochemical effects of soil bacterium, Pseudomonas sp. EN4 against Spodoptera litura (Fab.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Fig. 3

Longitudinal sections of midgut tissue from control and treated S. litura larvae (400x) after 96 h of treatment. A Midgut of control larvae showing intact basement membrane (BM), no disruption in epithelial layer (EL), peritrophic membrane (PM) and muscle layers (ML). B Midgut of larvae treated with Pseudomonas sp. showing degradation in BM, EL, PM, ML, and prominent cytoplasmic vacuoles (CV)

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