An electrophoretically homogeneous 63 KDa polypeptide derived from the protoxin of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki; (HD-263) caused lysis of cells from the lepidopteran cell lines TN368, ...
Comparison of lytic-dose response behavior of seven lepidopteran cell lines to the activated delta-endotoxin polypeptides of Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki (HD-263) and aizawai (HD-112) ...
Bacillus thuringiensis is a Gram positive, soil-dwelling bacterium. Like all Bacillus species, it is rod-shaped and produces spores. Aside from being a close relative to Bacillus anthracis (the one ...