General Info

•  Gram Positive
• Aerobic, meaning that it requires oxygen. This makes sense since it is naturally found in the ground
• Like all others of the genus Bacillus, they can produce endospores
• Full scientific name classification is Eubacteria Firmicuutes Bacilli Bacillales Bacillaceae Bacillus thuringiensis
•  This bacteria is killed by extreme tempatures
•  Also sun deactivates it so spraying is encouraged during nighttime
• The spray version is not a permenant solution, but used when there are too many pests
• Bacteria is either sprayed onto crops, or bred into the them, using the process of genetic engineering
• Alternate names are Thuricide and Bt
• Rod shaped
• There is no affect if Bacteria is lost in the enviroment

Wikipedia Cite 

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• Is naturally found in the soil
• Is used commercially as a natural pesticide
• Applied to 11 percent of corn and 35 percent of cotton worldwide
• This bacteria is used to protect corn, cotton, peanuts and others
• Between 1995 and 2005 9.9 billion dollars were saved by switching to this pesticide
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• Bacteria works by dissolving the insects stomach lining, releasing gut bacteria into the insects body, killing it.
• There are different forms of this bacteria, each of which targets a certain set of insects
•  The Genus Bacillus also contains the anthrax bacteria, and Bacillus Cereus, which is one of the leading causes of food poisoning
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