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Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins
Tree Number(s)
D23.946.123.090
Unique ID
D000083722
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000083722
Scope Note
Endotoxins produced by BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS used in transgenic plants and insecticides. When eaten by a susceptible insect they are protease activated in the insect midgut resulting in death from bacterial septicemia.
Entry Term(s)
B thuringiensis Toxins
B. thuringiensis Toxins
Bt Toxin
Bt Toxins
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Bacillus thuringiensis (1986-2020)
Endotoxins (1981-2020)
Public MeSH Note
2021
History Note
2021
Date Established
2021/01/01
Date of Entry
2020/07/07
Revision Date
2020/05/27
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