Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)
Bacillus thuringiensis is a bacterium that parasitizes the caterpillars of some harmful moths and butterflies.
Bacillus thuringiensis. A bacterium that causes disease in many insects, especially caterpillars; formulations of the bacteria are used as insecticides.
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). A bacterium that kills insects; a major component of the microbial pesticide industry.
Bacteriocide. A class of antibiotics that kills bacterial cells.
Bacillus thuringiensis: This bacteria is pathogenic to insects and the gene for its toxin is used to create transgenic plants with their own insecticide.
Bacteriophage: A virus that infects a bacterium.
Bacillus thuringiensis
- A naturally occurring bacterium with pesticidal properties. Bacillus thuringiensis produces a protein (Bt toxin) that is toxic only to certain insect larvae that consume it.
Bt stands for Bacillus thuringiensis, and it is a fairly ubiquitous soil-borne bacteria.
When was Bt first isolated?
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For example, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a soil bacterium that produces a protein with insecticidal qualities. Traditionally, a fermentation process has been used to produce an insecticidal spray from these bacteria.
Bt: The bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis.
Caterpillar: The immature stage (larva) of a butterfly, moth, or sawfly.
Chemical control: Pest management practices which rely upon the application of synthetic or naturally-derived pesticides.
Cry1A: A protein derived from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis that is toxic to some insects when ingested.
Bt-toxin is an insecticide naturally produced by the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis. This toxin is toxic only to insects because it must bind to receptors in their gut to function.
 See also: Bacillus, Plant, Trans, Protein, Bacterium
  
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