Bacillus sotto Ishiwata is a bacterial pathogen of the larvae of Bombyx mori L. (the silkworm) and it has been shown (2) that the toxin it produces is associated with the crystalline inclusions (5) found in sporulated cells of this microorganism. The pathogenicity of B. sotto for the larvae of certain insect species and the properties of B. sotto toxin have been described previously (1, 2, 3). In the present paper the effect of the toxin on the larvae of several insect species is reported.
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