Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a Gram positive, spore-forming bacterium that synthesizes
parasporal crystalline inclusions containing Cry and Cyt proteins, some of which are toxic …

Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti) is the first Bacillus thuringiensis to be found
and used as an effective biological control agent against larvae of many mosquito and black …

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 …

The control of dipteran pests is highly relevant to humans due to their involvement in the
transmission of serious diseases including malaria, dengue fever, Chikungunya, yellow …

Bacillus thuringiensis bacteria produce different insecticidal proteins known as Cry and Cyt
toxins. Among them the Cyt toxins represent a special and interesting group of proteins. Cyt …

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a ubiquitous bacterium in soils, insect cadavers, phylloplane,
water, and stored grain, that produces several proteins, each one toxic to different biological …

Type A Clostridium perfringens causes poultry necrotic enteritis (NE), an enteric disease of
considerable economic importance, yet can also exist as a member of the normal intestinal …

Bacillus thuringiensis is a Gram‐positive aerobic bacterium that produces insecticidal
crystalline inclusions during sporulation phases of the mother cell. The virulence factor …

Background Worldwide, mosquito vectors are transmitting several etiological agents of
important human diseases, including malaria, causing millions of deaths every year. In …

Bacillus thuringiensis ser. israelensis (Bti) has been widely used as microbial larvicide for
the control of many species of mosquitoes and blackflies. The larvicidal activity of Bti resides …