Bacillus thuringiensis strains and their insecticidal proteins
AssigneeAventis CropScience GmbH
InventorsBart Lambert, Stefan Jansens, Katrien Van Audenhove, Marnix Peferoen, Jeroen Van Rie, Roel Van Aarssen
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Abstract
The present invention relates to transformed microrganisms comprising DNA molecules encoding Bacillus thuringiensis proteins with insecticidal activity. The invention relates more particularly to transformed microrganisms comprising DNA molecules encoding the protease resistant toxins BTS02618Aa or BTS02618Ab.
Claims9
A modified DNA comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 from amino acid position 44 to amino acid position 658, wherein the arginine at amino acid position 164 is replaced by another amino acid.
A modified DNA comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 from amino acid position 44 to amino acid position 658, wherein the arginine at position 164 is replaced by a lysine or an alanine.
An isolated DNA comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:6 from nucleotide position 13 to nucleotide position 1887.
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