Genetic diversity and functional characterization of endophytic Bacillus thuringiensis isolates from the North Western Indian Himalayas

Table 2 Isolation and morphological characteristics of endophytic Bacillus thuringiensis isolates

Isolate designation	Cultivar designation	Colony morphology^a	Spore and crystal position	Crystal type^b
VLS72.1	Soybean VLS72	IUWU*	Terminal	Spherical
VLS72.2	Soybean VLS72	IUWU*	Terminal	Spherical
VLS72.3	Soybean VLS72	IUWU*	Terminal	Spherical
VLS64.1	Soybean VLS64	IUWU*	Terminal	Spherical
VLS64.2	Soybean VLS64	IUWU*	Terminal	Spherical
VLS64.3	Soybean VLS64	ICSR	Terminal	Spherical
VLS64.4	Soybean VLS64	IUWF	Terminal	Spherical
VLS21	Soybean VLS21	IUWR	Terminal	Bipyramidal
VRB1	Rice bean VRB1	IUWF	Terminal	Bipyramidal
VLG15	Gahat VLG15	IUWU*	Terminal	Bipyramidal
VL4b(i)	Lentil VL4	IUWR	Terminal	Bipyramidal
VL4b(ii)	Lentil VL4	IUWR	Terminal	Bipyramidal
VL4C	Lentil VL4	IUWF	Terminal	Bipyramidal
VL2d	Lentil VL2	IUWF	Terminal	Bipyramidal
VL126	Lentil VL126	IUWR	Terminal	Bipyramidal

^aI, Irregular; U, undulate; W, wrikled; U*, umbonate; C, curled; S, smooth; R, raised; F, flat
^bContains two types of crystal (larger and smaller); both are attached at the terminal end during sporulation

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