Bacillus thuringiensis

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(thŏŏ rin′jē en′sis)


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Bacil′lus thu•rin•gi•en′sis  (thŏŏ rin′jē en′sis),USA pronunciation 
  1. Agriculturea bacterium used in genetically altered form in the biological control of budworms, gypsy moth larvae, Japanese beetles, and other insect pests. Abbr.: B.t.
  • Neo-Latin (1915): Thuringian bacillus; so named in reference to its discovery in larvae of Mediterranean flour moths from a mill in Thuringia

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