The development and use of entomopathogens as classical, conservation and augmentative
biological control agents have included a number of successes and some setbacks in the …

Bacillus thuringiensis bacteria are insect pathogens that produce different Cry and Cyt toxins
to kill their hosts. Here we review the group of three-domain Cry (3d-Cry) toxins. Expression …

Parasporal crystals produced by Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) bacteria are the main virulence
factors underlying Bt toxicity to insects. Parasporal crystals are composed primarily of Cry …

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Cry toxins constitute the active ingredient in the most widely used
biological insecticides and insect-resistant transgenic crops. A clear understanding of their …

Larvicides based on the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis svar. israelensis (Bti) and
Lysinibacillus sphaericus are effective and environmentally safe compounds for the control …

Bacillus thuringiensis produces crystalline protein inclusions with insecticidal or nematocidal
properties. These crystal (Cry) proteins determine a particular strain's toxicity profile …

Transgenic crops producing insecticidal toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are
commercially successful in reducing pest damage, yet knowledge of resistance mechanisms …

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a unique bacterium in that it shares a common place with a
number of chemical compounds which are used commercially to control insects important to …

For a long time, the genus Bacillus has been known and considered among the most
applicable genera in several fields. Recent taxonomical developments resulted in the …

Since the first X-ray structure of Cry3Aa was revealed in 1991, numerous structures of B.
thuringiensis toxins have been determined and published. In recent years, functional studies …