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Insecticidal combinations of polypeptides having improved activity spectrum and uses thereof

US11028407B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. · US
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY · US

Inventors

Albert L. Lu · Newark, US
Gusui Wu · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 19, 2017
Grant date	Jun 8, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 19, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02A40/146
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The disclosure provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, derived from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding variant polypeptides having increased pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera and Coleopteran. 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.

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