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Insecticidal toxin in root exudates from Bt corn

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Bt corn is corn (Zea mays) that has been genetically modified to express insecticidal toxins derived from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis to kill lepidopteran pests feeding on these plants. Here we show that Bt toxin is released into the rhizosphere soil in root exudates from Bt corn.

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  1. Department of Biology, Laboratory of Microbial Ecology, New York University, New York, 10003, New York, USA

    Deepak Saxena & G. Stotzky

  2. Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas, Apartado Postal 21827, Caracas, 1020A, Venezuela

    Saul Flores

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Saxena, D., Flores, S. & Stotzky, G. Insecticidal toxin in root exudates from Bt corn. Nature 402, 480 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/44997

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