Which of the following bacterium is associated with the production of bioinsecticide?

Bacillus subtilis

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Bacillus thuringensis

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Agrobacterium

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Azotobactor

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Solution

The correct option is B Bacillus thuringensis
Bacillus thuringiensis is a bacterium that can infect and kill insects, and thus, it is used as an insecticide. B. thuringiensis forms protein crystals during a particular phase of their growth. These crystals contain a toxic insecticidal protein (Bt toxin). Specific Bt toxin genes were isolated from Bacillus thuringiensis and incorporated into the several crop plants such as cotton.

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