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Bacillus thuringiensis gene with lepidopteran activity

US8772577B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. · US

Inventors

Andre R. Abad · Johnston, US
Hua Dong · Johnston, US
Sue B. Lo · West Des Moines, US
Xiaomei Shi · Johnston, US
Thomas Chad Wolfe · Des Moines, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 10, 2010
Grant date	Jul 8, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 9, 2031

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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