Genes encoding lepidopteran-active toxins and transformed hosts
AssigneeMycogen Corporation
InventorsJewel Payne, August J. Sick
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Abstract
Novel Bacillus thuringiensis genes encoding toxins which are active against lepidopteran insects have been cloned from novel lepidopteran-active B. thuringiensis microbes. The DNA encoding the B. thuringiensis toxins can be used to transform various prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes to express the B. thuringiensis toxins. These recombinant microbes can be used to control lepidopteran insects in various environments.
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Isolated DNA encoding a Bacillus thuringiensis toxin having the amino acid sequences shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 6.
A recombinant DNA transfer vector comprising DNA having all or part of the nucleotide sequence which codes for the amino acid sequence shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 6.
A bacterial host transformed to express a Bacillus thuringiensis toxin having the amino acid sequence shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 6.
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