Gene clusters located on two large plasmids determine spore crystal association (SCA) in Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. finitimus strain YBT-020.

Crystals in Bacillus thuringiensis are usually formed in the mother cell compartment during sporulation and are separated from the spores after mother cell lysis. In a few strains, crystals are produced inside the exosporium and are associated with the spores after sporulation. This special phenotyp...

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Main Authors: Yiguang Zhu, Fang Ji, Hui Shang, Qian Zhu, Pengxia Wang, Chengchen Xu, Yun Deng, Donghai Peng, Lifang Ruan, Ming Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3208593?pdf=render