Formation of and methods for the production of large bacillus thuringiensis crystals with increased pesticidal activity
US6303382A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/75
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for producing an integrant(s) of Bacillus thuringiensis which produces a larger quantity of a crystal delta-endotoxin with greater pesticidal activity as compared to the crystal delta-endotoxin produced by the corresponding parental strain. The crystal delta-endotoxin produced by the integrant Bacillus thuringiensis will have an activity directed towards the same pest(s) as its parent Bacillus thuringiensis crystal delta-endotoxin. The invention further relates to such integrants, compositions comprising such integrants, as well as methods for controlling a pest(s) using these compositions.
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