Bacillus thuringiensis(BACITH)
Overview Code created in: 2002-02-28
- EPPO Code: BACITH
- Preferred name: Bacillus thuringiensis
- Authority: Berliner
B. thuringiensis is a pathogen of insect larvae, used in their biological control. Different serovars infect different insect groups (lepidoptera, coleoptera, diptera)
Kingdom
Bacteria (
1BACTK )
Class
Firmicutes (
1FIRMC )
Order
Bacillales (
1BACIO )
Family
Bacillaceae (
1BACIF )
Genus
Bacillus (
1BACIG )