Transformed cells useful for the control of pests
US6562590B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 21, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/30
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The subject invention provides materials and methods for the control of pests. Specifically exemplified is the use of recombinant hosts to control mosquito larvae. These hosts, which may be, for example yeast or algae, can be transformed so that they express a pesticidal polypeptide which controls mosquito larvae. These transformed microbes can then be applied to surface waters where mosquito larvae are likely to be found.
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