United States of America, As Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture

Genvor Inc.

Ronald Sayler

Jeffrey W Cary

Rajtilak Majumdar

is an opportunistic, saprophytic fungus that infects maize and other fatty acid-rich food and feed crops and produces toxic and carcinogenic secondary metabolites known as aflatoxins. In vitro studies showed a five-fold increase in antifungal activity of AGM182 (vs. tachyplesin1) against. Transgenic maize plants expressing AGM182 under maize Ubiquitin-1 promoter were produced through-mediated transformation. PCR products confirmed integration of the AGM182 gene, while RT-PCR of maize RNA confirmed the presence of AGM182 transcripts. Maize kernel screening assay using a highly aflatoxigenicstrain (AF70) showed up to 72% reduction in fungal growth in the transgenic AGM182 seeds compared to isogenic negative control seeds.

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Farmington, AR, United States of America

Ronald Sayler