Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal toxins
AssigneePlant Genetic Systems, N.V.
InventorsMarnix Peferoen, Bart Lambert, Henk Joos
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Abstract
Two new Bacillus thuringiensis strains, which are deposited at the DSM under accession nos. 5131 and 5132, produce crystal proteins during sporulation that are toxic to Coleoptera. The crystal proteins contain 74 kDa and 129 kDa protoxins, respectively, which can yield 68 and 66 kDa toxins, respectively, as trypsin-digestion products. A plant, the genome of which is transformed with a DNA sequence that comes from either one of the strains and that codes for its respective toxin, is resistant to Coleoptera. Each strain, itself, or its crystals, crystal proteins, protoxin or toxin can be used as the active ingredient in an insecticidal composition for combatting Coleoptera.
Claims14
An isolated BtPGSI245 strain which was deposited under DSM accession no. 5132 or a strain having all of the identifying phenotypical characteristics of said BtPGSI245 strain, having activity against insects of the family Coleoptera.
Isolated BtPGSI245 protoxin comprising about amino acids 1-1138 of FIG. 2.
Isolated BtPGSI245 toxin comprising about amino acids 53-637 of FIG. 2.
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