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Coleopteran-resistant transgenic plants and methods of their production using modified Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3Bb nucleic acids

US6620988B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 1999
Grant dateSep 16, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S977/925
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed are nucleic acid segments comprising synthetically-modified genes encoding modified Coleopteran-toxic B. thuringiensis Cry 3Bb* &dgr;-endotoxins. Also disclosed are methods of using these genes for preparing a Coleopteran-resistant transgenic plant and reducing insect in restations, and plants thereby produced.

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