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 …

The bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) produces delta‐endotoxins that possess toxic
properties and can be used as biopesticides, as well as a source of genes for the …

The Bacillus thuringiensis δ-endotoxins (Bt toxins) are widely used insecticidal proteins in
engineered crops that provide agricultural, economic, and environmental benefits. The …

Cry toxins produced by Bacillus thuringiensis have been recognized as pore-forming toxins
whose primary action is to lyse midgut epithelial cells in their target insect. In the case of the …

Food security and safety are the major concern in ever expanding human population on the
planet earth. Each and every year insect pests cause a serious damage in agricultural field …

Bacteria, as well as higher organisms such as sea anemones or earthworms, have
developed sophisticated virulence factors such as the pore-forming toxins (PFTs) to mount …

In this article, we review the latest works on the insecticidal mechanisms of Bacillus
thuringiensis Cry toxins and the resistance mechanisms of insects against Cry toxins …

Crystal proteins (Cry) produced during the growth and sporulation phases of Bacillus
thuringiensis (Bt) bacterium are known as delta endotoxins. These toxins are being used …

Technologies based on RNA interference may be used for insect control. Sustainable
strategies are needed to control vectors of Chagas disease such as Rhodnius prolixus. The …

In previous studies, parasporin-2Aa1, originally isolated from Bacillus thuringiensis strain
A1547, was shown to be cytotoxic against specific human cancer cells but the mechanisms …