[Advances in safety studies of soil Bt toxin proteins released from transgenic Bt crops].
Commercialized transgenic Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) crops are permitted for field growth in a large scale, which leads to significant issues of ecological risk assessment in soil ecosystem. In this paper, some general safety problems involving in the soil Bt active toxins released from insect-resistant transgenic Bt crops in the forms of plant residues, root exudates and pollens were reviewed, including their adsorption by soil active-particles, their insecticidal activity, persistence, and biodegradation by soil microbes, and their effects on soil organisms.
Institute of Applied Entomology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China.
Yaoyu
Y
Bai
Mingxing
M
Jiang
Jia
J
Cheng
Yonghou
Y
Jiang
D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000235:genetics*; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis*; D012988:Soil Microbiology
C029103:Bacillus thuringiensis protoxin; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D011498:Protein Precursors; D012987:Soil