Sporulation, Structure Assembly, and Germination in the Soil Bacterium <i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i>: Survival and Success in the Environment and the Insect Host
<i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i> (<i>Bt</i>) is a rod-shaped, Gram-positive soil bacterium that belongs to the phylum Firmicutes and the genus <i>Bacillus.</i> It is a spore-forming bacterium. During sporulation, it produces a wide range of crystalline proteins that...
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MDPI AG
2023-04-01
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7481/14/2/35 |