Table 1.

Taxonomic groups of Bacillus thuringiensis.

SerotypeVarietyBeta-exotoxin
1thuringiensis+,-
2finitimus-
3aalesti-
3abkurstaki-
4absotto-
dendrolimus-
4ackenyae-
5abgalleriae-
5accanadensis+
6entomocidus-
subtoxicus-
7aizawa+
pacificus-
8anagasiae (morrisoni)+
9tolworth+
10darmstadiensis+
11toumanoffi+
12hompsoni-
13Pakistani-
14israelensis