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Background and context
Bt toxin is a toxic protein crystal produced by the Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis during spore development (Bt). Many insects, such as the cotton ball worm, are poisoned by these protein crystals, which harm plants like Bt cotton. It is not a recombinant product because it is manufactured by Bacillus thuringiensis. It is beneficial to plants, not humans, in terms of insect control.
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