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.

MeSH information

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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

B03.510.100.100.218.800

B03.510.415.400.158.218.800

B03.510.460.410.158.218.800

Concept/Terms

Bacillus thuringiensis

Dipel

Thuricide

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]
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 10 publications over 7 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2005

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	0	1
2005	2	1	3
2008	2	0	2
2012	0	1	1
2013	1	0	1
2019	1	0	1
2020	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Bacillus thuringiensis" by people in Profiles.

Field Efficacy of VectoMax FG and VectoLex CG Biological Larvicides for Malaria Vector Control in Northwestern Brazil. J Med Entomol. 2020 05 04; 57(3):942-946.

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Reduction of malaria vector mosquitoes in a large-scale intervention trial in rural Burkina Faso using Bti based larval source management. Malar J. 2019 Sep 14; 18(1):311.

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Routine implementation costs of larviciding with Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis against malaria vectors in a district in rural Burkina Faso. Malar J. 2016 07 22; 15(1):380.

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EMIRA: Ecologic Malaria Reduction for Africa--innovative tools for integrated malaria control. Glob Health Action. 2014; 7:25908.

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Efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis against malaria mosquitoes in northwestern Burkina Faso. Parasit Vectors. 2014 Aug 15; 7:371.

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Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) for the control of dengue vectors: systematic literature review. Trop Med Int Health. 2013 May; 18(5):564-77.

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A phenylalanine clamp controls substrate specificity in the quorum-quenching metallo-?-lactonase from Bacillus thuringiensis. Biochemistry. 2013 Mar 05; 52(9):1603-10.

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Dynamic staining of Bacillus endospores with Thioflavin T. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2012; 2012:499-502.

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Mosquitocidal activity of a native Bacillus thuringiensis isolate Bt ReX02 from Gunung Jerai Forest, Malaysia against Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes albopictus. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2011 Feb; 15(2):149-55.

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Thuricin CD, a posttranslationally modified bacteriocin with a narrow spectrum of activity against Clostridium difficile. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 May 18; 107(20):9352-7.

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