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Bacillus thuringiensis gene with lepidopteran activity

US8252972B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. · US

Inventors

Andre R. Abad · Johnston, US
Hua Dong · Johnston, US
Deirdre M. Kapka-Kitzman · Ankeny, US
Sue B. Lo · West Des Moines, US
Xiaomei Shi · Johnston, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 6, 2010
Grant date	Aug 28, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 10, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02A40/146
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.

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