Q. $Bt$ toxin is produced by

A) Bacillus subtitis
B) Bacillus thuringiensis
C) Bacillus anthracis
D) Bacillus coccus
Explanation

Bacillus thuringiensis. Bt toxin is an intracellular crystalline protein. Specific Bt toxin genes obtained from Bacillus thuringiensis are used in several crop plants like cotton. Bt toxins are initially inactive protoxins but after ingestion by the insects their inactive toxin becomes active due to the alkaline pH of the gut which dissolves the crystals

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