of consumption of Bt toxins. Additionally, skin prick testing using purified Bt protein resulted in no detectable production of toxin-specific IgE antibodies...

modified (GM) Bt maize/corn and other GM crops. During spore formation the bacteria produce crystals of such proteins (hence the name Cry toxins) that are...

thuringiensis produce over 200 different Bt toxins, each harmful to different insects. Most notably, Bt toxins are insecticidal to the larvae of moths...

other types cause disease in other animals. Botulinum toxins are among the most potent toxins known to science. Intoxication can occur naturally as a...

Company, incorporates genes from Bacillus thuringiensis (source of most Bt toxins in transcrop use), which confers resistance to the Colorado potato beetle;...

2002). "Cry1A toxins of Bacillus thuringiensis bind specifically to a region adjacent to the membrane-proximal extracellular domain of BT-R(1) in Manduca...

the first genetically engineered crop commercialised in Europe. In 1995, Bt potato was approved safe by the Environmental Protection Agency, after having...

pest control. As in Germany, local authorities use fluids containing Bt toxins, a biological pesticide. These fluids are sprayed onto the infected trees...

human Mars base, with a cutaway revealing an interior horticultural area Bt toxins present in peanut leaves (bottom image) protect it from extensive damage...

migration. H. armigera populations already had widespread resistance to the Bt toxins Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, Cry2Ab, and Vip3A before the multiple recent invasions...

and Diptera. The toxin from B. thuringiensis (Bt toxin) has been incorporated directly into plants via genetic engineering. Bt toxin manufacturers claim...

Bt-toxins in genetically modified peanut leaves (bottom) protect from damage by corn borers (top)....

could be poisoned by accidental ingestion of Bt-producing plants. A recent study testing the effects of Bt corn pollen dusting nearby milkweed plants on...

releasing a toxin called delta-endotoxin, which causes paralysis and death. Concerns about resistance and off-target effects of crops expressing Bt toxins, consequences...

producing Bt toxin Cry3Bb1 by western corn rootworm. During 2011, mCry3A corn also displayed insect damage, including cross-resistance between these toxins. Resistance...

become resistant to biological control by the Bt toxin (from Bacillus thuringiensis) in the field. Bt toxin is poisonous when ingested by insects but not...

other forms of life. The gene coding for Bt toxin has been inserted into cotton, causing cotton, called Bt cotton, to produce this natural insecticide...

activity. These toxins encompass Rhs toxins of insect pathogens with an activity against insects. This group also include Rhs toxins with an activity...

divided into "HHS select agents and toxins", "USDA select agents and toxins" and "Overlap select agents and toxins". The US Centers for Disease Control...

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). Such toxins could affect other insects in addition to targeted pests such as the European corn borer. Bt proteins have been used...

addition, Bt toxin and transgenic Bt pollen showed no acute toxicity to any of the life stages of the bees examined, even when the Bt toxin was fed at...

brand-named Posilac. 1995 Products Monsanto's potato plants producing Bt toxin (genetically modified to make a crystalline insecticidal protein from Bacillus...

evolve resistance to chemical and biological insectides, especially Cry toxins (Bt) from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis. Additional focus is on patterns...

other insects. Toxins produced by strains of this bacterium are used as a larvicide against caterpillars, beetles, and mosquitoes. Toxins from Saccharopolyspora...

pesticide use is much reduced because Bt cotton controls Helicoverpa armigera, but hemipterans are not affected by Bt toxins, and now mirids are the main target...

to have field-evolved resistance to Bt corn. Some rootworms were found to be resistant to two or more Bt toxins in addition to being tolerant to crop...

protein from Bacillus thuringiensis, known as Bt. In 1995 Monsanto's potato plants producing Bt toxin were approved by the Environmental Protection Agency...

Bacillus thuringiensis is a bacterium that naturally produces a protein (Bt toxin) with insecticidal properties. The bacterium has been applied to crops...

resist attack from the Colorado potato beetle due to the insertion of Bt toxin producing genes from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis. The insect-resistant...

gastrointestinal tract. This allows for ingested toxins to be absorbed from the intestines into the bloodstream. Toxins can be further differentiated into subtypes...