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

  • Binds with epithelial cells of midgut of the insect pest ultimately killing it
  • Is coded by several genes including the gene cry
  • Is activated by acid pH of the foregut of the insect pest
  • Does not kill the carrier bacterium, which is itself resistance to its toxin
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