Recombinant bacillus thuringiensis strains, insecticidal compositions and method of use
US5776449A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 20, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/832
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A transposable element, or transposon, isolated from Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.) and designated as transposon Tn5401. The invention also includes a method of using this transposon in a site-specific recombination system for construction of recombinant B.t. strains that contain insecticidal B.t. toxin protein genes and that are free of DNA not native to B.t., insecticidal compositions containing recombinant B.t. strains and their use in insect control methods.
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