Comparison of NheA toxin production and doubling time between Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis

Applied Biological Chemistry

Table 3 PCR detection of various toxin genes and groEL gene

Strain	Nhe complex			Hbl complex			cytK	GroEL	ces	Cry1
Strain	nheA	nheB	nheC	hblA	hblC	hblD	cytk	groEL	ces	cry1
Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	–
Bacillus cereus ATCC 11778	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	–
Bacillus thuringiensis KCTC 1510	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	+
Bacillus thuringiensis KCTC 1513	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	+
Bacillus thuringiensis pesticide isolate 1 (var. kurstaki)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	+
Bacillus thuringiensis pesticide isolate 2 (var. kurstaki)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	+
Bacillus thuringiensis pesticide isolate 3 (var. aizawai)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	+
Bacillus thuringiensis pesticide isolate 4 (var. aizawai)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	–	+