[Binds with epithelial cel...] Bacillus thuringiensis forms protein crystals which contain insecticidal protein. This protein

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Bacillus thuringiensis forms protein crystals which contain insecticidal protein. This protein

Binds with epithelial cells of midgut of the insect pest ultimately killing it

Does not kill the carrier bacterium which is itself resistant to this toxin

Is activated by acid pH of the foregut of the insect pest

Is coded by several genes including the gene cry

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