Published 2013-12-15
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Bacillus thuringiensis biotechnology in agriculture

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22490/24629448.1031
Diana Daniela Portela-Dussán Grupo de Ingeniería Genética de Plantas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
Alejandro Chaparro-Giraldo Grupo de Ingeniería Genética de Plantas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
Silvio Alejandro López-Pazos Grupo de Ingeniería Genética de Plantas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a Gram-positive rod-shape bacterium that during its sporulation phase produces a parasporal inclusion formed by Cry proteins having biological activity against pest insects. Because of these proteins, Bt shows toxicity toward pest insect larvae of Lepidoptera, Co-leoptera and Diptera orders among others, besides of friendly with the environment, and for this reason Bt has a very common use for commercial products and transgenic plants with Cry protein basis in agriculture. In this review is described the most important Bt factors and their application as biotechnological tool in agrobusiness, considering Bt bioassays.
keywords: Bacillus thuringiensis, Cry protein, pest insect, biopesticide, transgenic crop.
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Portela-Dussán, D. D., Chaparro-Giraldo, A., & López-Pazos, S. A. (2013). Bacillus thuringiensis biotechnology in agriculture. NOVA Biomedical Sciences Journal, 11(20), 87-96. https://doi.org/10.22490/24629448.1031
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