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organisms must also be made to provide more
information about the lethal dose/concentration
minimum and maximum needed to provide effects.
The improvement of methods for the detection and
quantification of thuringiensins should also be the
focus of future research.
Authors' Contributions
SLFW developed and wrote the manuscript. HLP and LMF
helped to draft the manuscript. All authors read and approved
the final manuscript.
Acknowledgments
The authors thank CNPq and FAPERGS for the financial
support.
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