Lepidopteran-active Bacillus thuringiensis &dgr;-endotoxin compositions and methods of use
US6593293B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A40/146
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed are Bacillus thuringiensis strains comprising novel crystal proteins which exhibit insecticidal activity against lepidopteran insects. Also disclosed are novel B. thuringiensis genes and their encoded crystal proteins, as well as methods of making and using transgenic cells comprising the novel nucleic acid sequences of the invention.
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