Identification, Toxicity and Insecticidal Protein of Bacillus thuringiensis
A special issue of Toxins (ISSN 2072-6651). This special issue belongs to the section "Bacterial Toxins".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 16
Special Issue Editor
Interests: Bacillus thuringiensis; insecticidal protein; coleopteran pests; actinomycetes; soil microbial ecology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is primarily dedicated to exchanging research ideas and advancements on Bt insecticidal proteins. With the widespread application of Bt insecticides and insecticidal proteins in transgenic crops, while controlling pest outbreaks under the premise of ensuring ecological safety, there is an urgent need to explore new insecticidal proteins with higher activity, new insecticidal spectra, and no cross-resistance with currently widely used insecticidal proteins. We encourage researchers to publish the latest research progress and review articles here to exchange research ideas on Bt insecticidal proteins, for example, how to efficiently clone new genes, perform high-throughput expression and activity assays of insecticidal proteins, and utilize rational and irrational protein improvement technologies.
Dr. Changlong Shu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Bacillus thuringiensis
- insecticidal protein
- higher activity
- new insecticidal spectra
- no cross-resistance
- protein improvement
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