Directed evolution of microorganisms
US6365410B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12R2001/19
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for directing the evolution of microorganisms comprising the use of mutator genes and growth under conditions of selective pressure. The method discloses mutator genes which can be used in the methods of the present invention and provides ATCC deposits which exemplify the evolved microorganisms produced by the methods.
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