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प्रश्न
Read the passage given below carefully and answer the questions that follow:
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The bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis (Bti) is commercially prepared in various formulations such as liquid, water dispersible granules, powders, and pellets. It is used as a larvicide all over the world due to its ability to produce a toxic protein that primarily targets the larvae of mosquitoes. In Sweden, Bti has been applied on a large scale in the form of commercially available granular formulation Vecto Bac G (Valent BioScience, USA). The applications have taken place in the lower Dalalven River Area to control mass outbreaks of the floodplain mosquito Aedes sticticus. |
- Why does the toxic protein kill the insects but not the bacterium?
- Can the formulation Vecto Bac G be used to eliminate the species of mosquito referred to above? Why?
उत्तर
- Protein remains insoluble at low pH in the bacterial cell, but in stomach of insects it becomes soluble and damages the epithelial cells.
- No, because the toxin is species-specific.
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