Sporulation, Structure Assembly, and Germination in the Soil Bacterium <i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i>: Survival and Success in the Environment and the Insect Host

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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Main Author:	Gloria G. Guerrero M.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:	Microbiology Research
Subjects:	spore-forming bacteria Gram-positive bacillus <i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i> insecticidal crystal proteins (ICPs) spore-germination
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7481/14/2/35

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