THE isolation of the protein crystals of Bacillus thuringiensis, which are toxic to the larvae of certain species of insects, has been described previously 1,2, and involves phase separation in ...

Bt maize has revolutionized pest control and many farmers have benefited, but some people remain skeptical of this new technology. Bacillus thuringiensis is a species of bacteria that produces ...

The treatment consists of an application of a natural soil bacterium -- Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (BTI) – attached to ground up corn cob, which targets mosquito larvae, blackflies ...

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a soil bacterium which produces proteinaceous inclusion bodies during sporulation. The inclusion bodies contain genetically encoded insecticidal proteins with very ...

Other crops have been genetically modified to be resistant to insects. A bacterium called Bacillus thuringiensis naturally produces a toxin which kills many insects. The gene responsible for this ...