Coleopteran toxin proteins of bacillus thuringiensis

A method for producing genetically transformed plants exhibiting toxicity to Coleopteran insects is disclosed. In another aspect, the present invention embraces chimeric plant genes, genetically transformed cells and differentiated plants which exhibit toxicity to Coleopteran insects. In yet another...

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Main Authors Fischhoff, David, Fuchs, Roy, Lavrik, Paul, McPherson, Sylvia, Perlak, Frederick
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 17.10.2002
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Summary:A method for producing genetically transformed plants exhibiting toxicity to Coleopteran insects is disclosed. In another aspect, the present invention embraces chimeric plant genes, genetically transformed cells and differentiated plants which exhibit toxicity to Coleopteran insects. In yet another aspect, the present invention embraces bacterial cells and plant transformation vectors comprising a chimeric plant gene encoding a Coleopteran toxin protein of Bacillus thuringiensis.