Bacillus thuringiensis
Bacillus thuringiensis is a gram-positive, spore-forming soil bacterium best known as a bioinsecticide widely used in agriculture and forestry; it is not classified as a probiotic organism. The species produces crystal proteins (Cry toxins) that are selectively toxic to certain insects and have been used in genetically modified crops, but it is closely related to Bacillus cereus and shares some virulence-associated genomic features. No strain-specific probiotic or gut-health evidence was identified for this entry, and B. thuringiensis is not recognized as a beneficial microorganism for human supplementation contexts.
Strains of this species
2 strains of Bacillus thuringiensis in the index, with 13 linked papers between them.
Bacillus thuringiensis B1
Bacillus thuringiensis B1(2015b) has been studied primarily as an environmental bioremediation organism, with research examining biodegradation of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), specifically ibuprofen an…
Bacillus thuringiensis SP7-1
Bacillus thuringiensis SP7-1 has very limited strain-specific literature in this database, with a single associated paper describing polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymer production from agricultural soil isolates in Per…
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