Bacterial methods
US9023635B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 11, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N9/12
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A bacterial spore comprising a modified prkC protein, wherein the extracellular domain of the modified prkC protein binds an agent which is not bound by the extracellular domain of the wild-type prkC protein, and wherein the agent is a germinant that stimulates germination of the bacterial spore, or a bacterial spore comprising a modified gerA protein, wherein the gerA protein has been modified such that the spore undergoes germination in the presence of a germinant which does not stimulate germination of a bacterial spore comprising wild-type gerA protein.
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