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Bacil·lus thu·rin·gi·en·sis    Audio Help   [thoo-rin-jee-en-sis] Pronunciation Key
–noun
a bacterium used in genetically altered form in the biological control of budworms, gypsy moth larvae, Japanese beetles, and other insect pests. Abbreviation: B.t.
[Origin: < NL (1915): Thuringian bacillus; so named in reference to its discovery in larvae of Mediterranean flour moths from a mill in Thuringia]
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Bacillus thuringiensis

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