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Query: NC_005957:667954 Bacillus thuringiensis serovar konkukian str. 97-27, complete

Start: 667954, End: 690534, Length: 22581

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_007530:67426567426569315018886Bacillus anthracis str. 'Ames Ancestor', complete genome021940BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_003997:67426567426569314918885Bacillus anthracis str. Ames, complete genome021930BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_005945:67433767433769304518709Bacillus anthracis str. Sterne, complete genome021500BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_006274:65992265992268275922838Bacillus cereus E33L, complete genome021410BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_004722:65095065095066943618487Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579, complete genome015240BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_011772:64777864777866815320376Bacillus cereus G9842, complete genome015180BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_010184:66122666122668503723812Bacillus weihenstephanensis KBAB4, complete genome013610BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
UCMB5137:28945112894511291649621986Bacillus atrophaeus UCMB-51374e-0867.9BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_009848:16137316137318435122979Bacillus pumilus SAFR-032, complete genome4e-0867.9BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_014538:187747*18774720633818592Thermoanaerobacter sp. X513 chromosome, complete genome2e-0765.9BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_010723:62292862292864247719550Clostridium botulinum E3 str. Alaska E43, complete genome7e-0763.9BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_010674:65859665859667712118526Clostridium botulinum B str. Eklund 17B, complete genome7e-0763.9BLASTN svgBLASTP svg
NC_008593:2020473*2020473204359923127Clostridium novyi NT, complete genome3e-0661.9BLASTN svgBLASTP svg