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 that ...

THE lethality of Bacillus thuringiensis to many lepidopterous larvae has led to its development as a “biological insecticide”. Products based on this bacterium contain two active ingredients ...