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Query: NC_005957:3488021 Bacillus thuringiensis serovar konkukian str. 97-27, complete

Start: 3488021, End: 3510166, Length: 22146

Host Lineage: Bacillus thuringiensis; Bacillus; Bacillaceae; Bacillales; Firmicutes; Bacteria

General Information: This organism was isolated from a case of severe human tissue necrosis which is unusual since human infections by this organism are rare. Produces insect toxinT his organism, also known as BT, is famous for the production of an insecticidal toxin. The bacterium was initially discovered as a pathogen of various insects and was first used as an insecticidal agent in the early part of this century. This organism, like many other Bacilli, is found in the soil, where it leads a saprophytic existence, but becomes an opportunistic pathogen of insects when ingested. The specific activity of the toxin towards insects and its lack of toxicity to animals has made this organism a useful biocontrol agent. The delta-endotoxin, which is produced during the sporulation part of the life cycle, causes midgut paralysis and disruption of feeding by the infected insect host. The delta-endotoxin, which is produced during the sporulation part of the life cycle, causes midgut paralysis and disruption of feeding by the infected insect host. The delta-endotoxin, which is produced during the sporulation part of the life cycle, causes midgut paralysis and disruption of feeding by the infected insect host. The presence of a parasporal crystal, which is outside the exosporium of the endospore, is indicative of production of the toxin, and serves as a marker for this species.Activation of the toxin typically requires a high pH environment such as the alkaline environments in insect midguts followed by proteolysis. Various toxin genes specific for a variety of insects have been studied, and many are now being used in genetically modified plants which have been engineered to produce the toxin themselves, eliminating the need to produce sufficient amounts of B. thuringiensis spores.




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Subject IslandStartEndLengthSubject Host DescriptionE-valueBit scoreVisual BLASTNVisual BLASTP
NC_006274:34905983490598351459924002Bacillus cereus E33L, complete genome021410BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_007530:34145683414568344282128254Bacillus anthracis str. 'Ames Ancestor', complete genome014940BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_005945:34151353415135344338728253Bacillus anthracis str. Sterne, complete genome014940BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_003997:34144413414441344269428254Bacillus anthracis str. Ames, complete genome014940BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_014335:34080813408081343272724647Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis str. CI chromosome, complete012950BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_012472:35030003503000352566422665Bacillus cereus 03BB102, complete genome011190BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_008600:34880003488000351431926320Bacillus thuringiensis str. Al Hakam, complete genome011190BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_003909:34320733432073346104828976Bacillus cereus ATCC 10987, complete genome06799BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_015660:3467579*3467579349825230674Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius C56-YS93 chromosome, complete3e-0661.9BLASTN svgBLASTP svg