Pesticidal toxins and genes from Bacillus laterosporus strains
AssigneeMycogen Corporation
InventorsH. Ernest Schnepf, Kenneth E. Narva, Brian A. Stockhoff, Stacey Finstad Lee, Mikki Walz, Blake Sturgis
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Abstract
Disclosed and claimed are novel toxins and genes obtainable from Bacillus laterosporus isolates disclosed herein. In preferred embodiments, the subject genes and toxins are used to control Western corn rootworm.
Claims6
An isolated protein that has toxin activity against a corn rootworm pest, which comprises a polypeptide selected from the group consisting of
- a. an amino acid sequence that has at least 90% identity with SEQ ID NO:9 and retains the toxin activity of the polypeptide defined by SEQ ID NO:9;
- b. the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 or a segment thereof that retains the toxin activity of the polypeptide defined by SEQ ID NO:9;
- c. an amino acid sequence that has at least 90% identity with SEQ ID NO:7 and retains the toxin activity of the polypeptide defined by SEQ ID NO:7;
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- d. the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 or a segment thereof that retains the toxin activity of the polypeptide defined by SEQ ID NO:7.
A method of controlling a corn rootworm pest wherein said method comprises contacting said pest with a pesticidally effective amount of an isolated protein, wherein said protein comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:7 and SEQ ID NO:9.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.