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Bt toxin is produced by a bacterium called ______(a) Bacillus thuringiensis(b) Bacillus anthracis(c) Bacillus thermophilus(d) Bacillus subtilisThe question was asked during an interview for a job.My enquiry is from Biotechnological Applications in Agriculture in section Biotechnology and its Applications of Biology – Class 12

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Right answer is (a) Bacillus thuringiensis

To explain I would say: Bt STANDS for Bacillus thuringiensis. It is a bacterium that PRODUCES Bt toxin. In plants the gene of this toxin provides resistance against insects, THUS there is no NEED for spraying insecticides on plants.



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