Novel Bacillus Thuringiensis Gene with Lepidopteran Activity
AssigneePioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
InventorsAndre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi
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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.
Claims8
An isolated polypeptide with pesticidal activity against Ostrinia nubilalis, Helicoverpa zea and Agrotis ipsilon selected from the group consisting of:
- a) a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2;
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- b) a polypeptide that is encoded by the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1.
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