Bacillus thuringiensis

"Bacillus thuringiensis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A species of gram-positive bacteria which may be pathogenic for certain insects. It is used for the biological control of the Gypsy moth.

Descriptor ID	D001413
MeSH Number(s)	B03.300.390.400.158.218.800 B03.353.500.100.218.800 B03.510.100.100.218.800 B03.510.415.400.158.218.800 B03.510.460.410.158.218.800
Concept/Terms	Bacillus thuringiensis Bacillus thuringiensis Dipel Dipel Thuricide Thuricide Bacilan Bacilan

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Bacillus thuringiensis".

Organisms [B]
Bacteria [B03]
Endospore-Forming Bacteria [B03.300]
Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Bacteria [B03.300.390]
Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods [B03.300.390.400]
Bacillaceae [B03.300.390.400.158]
Bacillus [B03.300.390.400.158.218]
Bacillus thuringiensis [B03.300.390.400.158.218.800]
Firmicutes [B03.353]
Bacillales [B03.353.500]
Bacillaceae [B03.353.500.100]
Bacillus [B03.353.500.100.218]
Bacillus thuringiensis [B03.353.500.100.218.800]
Gram-Positive Bacteria [B03.510]
Bacillales [B03.510.100]
Bacillaceae [B03.510.100.100]
Bacillus [B03.510.100.100.218]
Bacillus thuringiensis [B03.510.100.100.218.800]
Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Bacteria [B03.510.415]
Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods [B03.510.415.400]
Bacillaceae [B03.510.415.400.158]
Bacillus [B03.510.415.400.158.218]
Bacillus thuringiensis [B03.510.415.400.158.218.800]
Gram-Positive Rods [B03.510.460]
Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods [B03.510.460.410]
Bacillaceae [B03.510.460.410.158]
Bacillus [B03.510.460.410.158.218]
Bacillus thuringiensis [B03.510.460.410.158.218.800]

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Bar chart showing 15 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2006 and 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2004	1	1	2
2005	1	0	1
2006	2	1	3
2010	0	1	1
2011	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1
2022	2	0	2
2024	1	2	3

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Hoang D, Flanagan K, Ding Q, Cazeault NR, Li H, D?az-Valerio S, Rus F, Darfour EA, Kass E, Petersson KH, Nielsen MK, Liesegang H, Ostroff GR, Aroian RV. Bacillus thuringiensis Cry14A family proteins as novel anthelmintics against gastrointestinal nematode parasites. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2024 Oct; 18(10):e0012611.

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Kim Y, Nguyen TT, Durning DJ, Ishidate T, Aydemir O, Mello CC, Hu Y, Kahn TW, Aroian RV. Resistance to Cry14A family Bacillus thuringiensis crystal proteins in Caenornabditis elegans operates via the nhr-31 transcription factor and vacuolar-type ATPase pathway. PLoS Pathog. 2024 Oct; 20(10):e1012611.

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Williams PDE, Brewer MT, Aroian RV, Robertson AP, Martin RJ. The nematode (Ascaris suum) intestine is a location of synergistic anthelmintic effects of Cry5B and levamisole. PLoS Pathog. 2024 May; 20(5):e1011835.

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Chicca J, Cazeault NR, Rus F, Abraham A, Garceau C, Li H, Atwa SM, Flanagan K, Soto ER, Morrison MS, Gazzola D, Hu Y, Liu DR, Nielsen MK, Urban JF, Ostroff GR, Aroian RV. Efficient and Scalable Process to Produce Novel and Highly Bioactive Purified Cytosolic Crystals from Bacillus thuringiensis. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 08 31; 10(4):e0235622.

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Ju S, Chen H, Wang S, Lin J, Ma Y, Aroian RV, Peng D, Sun M. C. elegans monitor energy status via the AMPK pathway to trigger innate immune responses against bacterial pathogens. Commun Biol. 2022 06 30; 5(1):643.

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Hu Y, Nguyen TT, Lee ACY, Urban JF, Miller MM, Zhan B, Koch DJ, Noon JB, Abraham A, Fujiwara RT, Bowman DD, Ostroff GR, Aroian RV. Bacillus thuringiensis Cry5B protein as a new pan-hookworm cure. Int J Parasitol Drugs Drug Resist. 2018 08; 8(2):287-294.

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Urban JF, Hu Y, Miller MM, Scheib U, Yiu YY, Aroian RV. Bacillus thuringiensis-derived Cry5B has potent anthelmintic activity against Ascaris suum. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013; 7(6):e2263.

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Kho MF, Bellier A, Balasubramani V, Hu Y, Hsu W, Nielsen-LeRoux C, McGillivray SM, Nizet V, Aroian RV. The pore-forming protein Cry5B elicits the pathogenicity of Bacillus sp. against Caenorhabditis elegans. PLoS One. 2011; 6(12):e29122.

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Baig DN, Bukhari DA, Shakoori AR. Cry genes profiling and the toxicity of isolates of Bacillus thuringiensis from soil samples against American bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera. J Appl Microbiol. 2010 Dec; 109(6):1967-78.

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Chen CS, Bellier A, Kao CY, Yang YL, Chen HD, Los FC, Aroian RV. WWP-1 is a novel modulator of the DAF-2 insulin-like signaling network involved in pore-forming toxin cellular defenses in Caenorhabditis elegans. PLoS One. 2010 Mar 02; 5(3):e9494.

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