Bacillus thuringiensis gene with lepidopteran activity

US10669555B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. · US

Inventors

• Andre R. Abad · Johnston, US
• David C. Cerf · Palo Alto, US
• Scott Diehn · West Des Moines, US
• Hua Dong · Johnston, US
• Xiaomei Shi · Johnston, US
• Thomas Chad Wolfe · Des Moines, US
• Lan Zhou · Ankeny, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 25, 2017
• Grant date: Jun 2, 2020
• Expiry date: Jan 25, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02A40/146
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The disclosure provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the disclosure provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.