title: Shifting paradigm on Bacillus thuringiensis toxin and a natural model for Enterococcus faecalis septicemia.
abstract: The Bt toxin is widely used in agriculture both as a spray and in transgenic plants, yet its precise mode of action against lepidopterans is poorly understood. The study by Mason et al. [mBio 2(3):e00065-11, 2011] revealed that Bt toxin enables an inhabitant of the midgut, Enterococcus faecalis, to enter the hemolymph of larvae and cause septicemia, leading to death.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA. joerg.graf@uconn.edu
authors.forename: Joerg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Graf
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018988:Bacterial Translocation; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D018402:Manduca / Q000382:microbiology*