Table 1. Infectivity of Bacillus sp. on C. elegans in the presence/absence of pore-forming Cry5B.
N2 wild-type animals | ||||
Without Cry5B PFP | With Cry5B PFP | |||
Bacillus species | Total number of animals | Number of Bobs | Total number of animals | Number of Bobs |
Bt HD1 | 107 | 0 | 133 | 102 |
B. subtilis PY79 | 119 | 0 | 128 | 45 |
B. subtilis 6051 | 115 | 0 | 122 | 53 |
B. megaterium | 132 | 0 | 149 | 8 |