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Thuringiensin A, an exotoxin fromBacillus thuringiensis, a constituent of the microbial insecticide thuricide has been found to inhibit mitotic spindle, condense and scatter chromosomes. It may therefore be a promizing tool in future cell biological studies.
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Sharma, C.B.S.R., Prasad, S.S.V., Pai, S.B. et al. The exotoxin ofBacillus thuringiensis: A new C-mitotic agent. Experientia 32, 1465–1466 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01937437
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