Bacillus

The seed contains a gene from a common soil microorganism called Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt, from which crop biotechnology has been used to mine several genes for making insecticidal proteins.

Monsanto Corn Plant Losing Bug Resistance Scott Kilman 2011

The other commonly used trait is the addition of a gene from a soil bacteria called Bacillus thuringiensis that allows plants to produce their own insecticide.

More of world's crops are genetically engineered 2011

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service characterizes Anthrax as a disease of mammals and humans caused by a spore-forming bacterium called Bacillus anthracis.

Anthrax 2008

The Monsanto crop contains a gene called Bacillus thuringiensis.

Speech to the City Club on The BioTech Century 2008

Pioneer created Optimum GAT in a Redwood City, Calfornia, lab by splicing a bacterium called Bacillus licheniformis into corn and soy genes.

King of Bionic Ag Uses Turbocharged Seeds, Precision Chemistry, and a Little TLC Bill Donahue 2008

There are about three or four types, namely Bacillus thuringiensis

4. Case studies of small-scale semi-industrial neem processing in Kenya, Thailand, the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua 2000

No detailed examination of the microflora during fermentation of furundu has been attempted, but the principal organism present in the final product was identified as a Bacillus sp.

12 Cassava Processing in Africa 1992

The Bacillus is a cheat; every woman to her lover is the most beautiful!

The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day Harriet Stark

Knight's lab studied the spores from rod-shaped bacteria called Bacillus, found in the digestive tract.

PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

Anthrax as a disease of mammals and humans caused by a spore-forming bacterium called Bacillus anthracis.

Featured Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth 2010