Structural, functional, and evolutionary analysis of Cry toxins of Bacillus thuringiensis: an in silico study

Structural, functional, and evolutionary analysis of Cry toxins of Bacillus thuringiensis: an in silico study

Abstract Background Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a gram-positive spore-forming soil bacterium that synthesizes crystalline (Cry) protein, which is toxic and causing pathogenicity against mainly three insect orders: Coleoptera, Diptera, and Lepidoptera. These crystalline protein inclusions, i.e., δ...

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Main Authors: Sujit Kumar Das, Sukanta Kumar Pradhan, Kailash Chandra Samal, Nihar Ranjan Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-03-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
Subjects:
Bacillus thuringiensis
Biopesticides
Cry toxins
Bioinformatics
Phylogenetic analysis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-021-00394-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-021-00394-6

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