Universal and specific probes for Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxin genes
US5204237A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 26, 1991 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/143333
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention concerns novel gene probes which can be used to identify DNA from Bacillus thuringiensis microbes which encode insecticidally-active protein endotoxins. The invention probes greatly facilitate the search for useful microbes hosting genes which encode insecticidally-active toxins.
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