单词 | bacillus thuringiensis |
释义 | Bacillus thuringiensisBa·cil·lus thu·rin·gi·en·sisBacillus thuringiensis(Bt) an entomopathogenic BACILLUS species that produces a TOXIN called delta (8) endotoxin, which kills insect larvae. The organism is used as a microbial INSECTICIDE for the BIOLOGICAL CONTROL of various LEPIDOPTERA. Genes for the toxin have been transferred to plants by GENETIC ENGINEERING techniques to make them insect-tolerant. See also BIOPESTICIDE. |
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