Bacillus thuringiensis

[ thoo-rin-jee-en-sis ]

/ θʊˌrɪn dʒiˈɛn sɪs /

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noun

a bacterium used in genetically altered form in the biological control of budworms, gypsy moth larvae, Japanese beetles, and other insect pests. Abbreviation: B.t.

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Origin of Bacillus thuringiensis

<New Latin (1915): Thuringian bacillus; so named in reference to its discovery in larvae of Mediterranean flour moths from a mill in Thuringia

Words nearby Bacillus thuringiensis

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