Insecticidal Cry proteins produced by Bacillus thuringiensis are use worldwide in transgenic
crops for efficient pest control. Among the family of Cry toxins, the three domain Cry family is …

Insect-specific toxins derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) provide a valuable resource for
pest suppression. Here we review the different strategies that have been employed to …

Bacteriophages are bacterial viruses and consist of a single-or double-stranded DNA or
RNA protected by a protein capsid. They are able to infect bacteria by injecting their nucleic …

3D-Cry toxins, produced by the entomopathogenic bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, have
been extensively mutated in order to elucidate their elegant and complex mechanism of …

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has been used for control of lepidopteran, dipteran and
coleopteran insects for over three decades. Novel Bt strains harbouring new types of …

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a gram-positive spore-forming soil bacterium that is distributed
worldwide. Originally recognized as a pathogen of the silkworm, several strains were found …

Sugarcane giant borer (Telchin licus licus) is a serious sugarcane pest in Americas whose
endophytic lifestyle hampers effective chemical and biological controls. Therefore …

Background The cotton boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) is a serious insect-pest in the
Americas, particularly in Brazil. The use of chemical or biological insect control is not …

Theoretically, the activity of AB-type toxin molecules such as the insecticidal toxin (Cry toxin)
from B. thuringiensis, which have one active site and two binding site, is improved in parallel …

The insecticidal cry (crystal) genes from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) have been used for insect
control both as biopesticides and in transgenic plants. Discovery of new insecticidal genes is …