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Pesticidal composition and Bacillus thuringiensis strain

US5976563A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 8, 1997
Grant dateNov 2, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07K14/32
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention is related to a novel strain(s) of Bacillus thuringiensis in which essentially all of the pesticidal activity of said strain is in the supernatant of a fermentation of said strain. The strain produces a substance which has activity against an insect pest(s) of the order Coleoptera and which enhances the pesticidal activity of a Bacillus related pesticide. The invention further relates to pesticidal compositions comprising the substance and a pesticidal carrier, or the substance and a Bacillus related pesticide, a chemical pesticide and/or a virus with pesticidal properties as well as methods of using the pesticidal compositions to control a pest.

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