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Bacillus sphaericus

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Bacillus sphaericus [bə‚sil·əs ′sfī·ri·kəs]
(microbiology)
An aerobic, spore-producing bacterium that forms a protein complex during sporulation that is toxic to the larvae of certain mosquitoes but is apparently harmless to all other forms of life.


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Pseudotumour of the lung caused by infection with Bacillus sphaericus.
Cano and Borucki revived the spores in a nutrient solution and grew colonies of bacteria, which they identified as Bacillus sphaericus, a species that exists symbiotically in some bees.
Biologic control has been investigated with Bacillus sphaericus and thuringiensis in larval breeding pools.
 
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