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Bt toxin protein crystals present in bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, do not kill the bacteria because
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Bacillus thuringiensis produces Bt toxin in the form of inactive protoxins (crystal proteins). These protoxins become active only in the alkaline gut of susceptible insects. Therefore, the bacteria themselves are not harmed by the toxin.
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