@article{PAR00002339,
  title = {{B}acillus thuringiensis : applications in agriculture and insect resistance management. {A} review},
  author = {{S}anchis, {V}. and {B}ourguet, {D}enis},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}acillus thuringiensis ({B}t) is a sporulating, {G}ram-positive facultative-aerobic soil bacterium. {I}ts principal characteristic is the synthesis, during sporulation, of a crystalline inclusion containing proteins known as delta-endotoxins or {C}ry proteins. {T}hese proteins have insecticidal properties. {T}he considerable diversity of these toxins, their efficacy and their relatively cheap production have made {B}t the most widely used biopesticide in the world. {I}t is used in the fight against many agricultural crop pests - mostly lepidopteran and coleopteran larvae - notably in the creation of new plant varieties expressing {B}t cry genes. {F}or human health, {B}t can be used for the effective control of populations of several dipteran disease vectors. {T}he aim of this review is to provide an overview of the use of {B}t for crop protection and to deal with the problem of the emergence of insects resistant to this biopesticide. {W}e will begin by presenting various aspects of the biology of this entomopathogenic micro-organism, focusing on the diversity and mode of action of the insecticidal toxins it produces. {W}e will then present several examples of utilization of commercially available {B}t products used as sprays or as transgenic crops. {F}inally, we will describe the principal strategy for the use of {B}t transgenic plants, developed so as to prevent or delay the emergence of resistance in target insect populations.},
  keywords = {{B}acillus thuringiensis ; biopesticide ; delta endotoxin ; transgenic plants ; resistance management ; {C}ry protein},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}gronomy for {S}ustainable {D}evelopment},
  volume = {28},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {11--20},
  ISSN = {1774-0746},
  year = {2008},
  DOI = {10.1051/agro:2007054},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00002339},
}