How has the bacterium Bacillus thuringie | Class 12 Biology Chapter Microbes in Human Welfare, Microbes in Human Welfare NCERT Solutions

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How has the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis helped us in controlling caterpillars of insect pests?

Answer:

Bacillus thuringiensis produces an endotoxin which, when ingested and releases in the gut of the larvae of insect pest disrupts the insect gut lining thereby killing them.  


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