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Host: NC_017208 NEIGHBOURS BLASTN Download Island sequence Download Island gene sequence(s)

NC_017208:5273500 Bacillus thuringiensis serovar chinensis CT-43 chromosome, complete

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

General Information: This 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.


StartEndLengthCDS descriptionQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
527365352749571305UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 1-carboxyvinyltransferaseQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
52749975275701705hypothetical proteinBLASTP
52757525275988237hypothetical proteinBLASTP
527619152777111521NADH dehydrogenase subunit NQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
527771352792151503NADH dehydrogenase subunit MQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
527921252810741863NADH dehydrogenase subunit LQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
52811055281419315NADH dehydrogenase subunit KQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
52814125281936525NADH dehydrogenase subunit JQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
52819335282352420NADH dehydrogenase subunit IQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
528237852833791002NADH dehydrogenase subunit HQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
528337952844791101NADH dehydrogenase subunit DQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
52844825285396915NADH dehydrogenase subunit CQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
52853935285911519NADH dehydrogenase subunit BQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
52859025286270369NADH dehydrogenase subunit AQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
528652552892542730sensory boxGGDEF family proteinQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
52892785289922645integral membrane proteinQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
52899725290757786integral membrane proteinQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
52908975291298402F0F1 ATP synthase subunit epsilonQuickGO ontologyBLASTP
529131952927251407F0F1 ATP synthase subunit betaQuickGO ontologyBLASTP