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Query: NC_005957:3746891 Bacillus thuringiensis serovar konkukian str. 97-27, complete

Start: 3746891, End: 3770743, Length: 23853

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_014335:3675456*3675456369934023885Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis str. CI chromosome, complete030970BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_006274:3805134*3805134382901423881Bacillus cereus E33L, complete genome030120BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_005945:3725397*3725397374883323437Bacillus anthracis str. Sterne, complete genome029560BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_007530:3724829*3724829374846023632Bacillus anthracis str. 'Ames Ancestor', complete genome029440BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_003997:3724702*3724702376594941248Bacillus anthracis str. Ames, complete genome029440BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_004722:3886800*3886800391072823929Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579, complete genome018950BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_011772:38966353896635391470718073Bacillus cereus G9842, complete genome018480BLASTN svgBLASTP svg