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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas D Gaffney, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Stephen T Lam, Raleigh, NC (US);
James M Ligon, Basel, SE;
Dwight Steven Hill, Cary, NC (US);
Jeffrey I Stein, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Assignee:
Novartis Finance Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4351723 ; 424 9347 ; 424405 ; 43525234 ; 4353201 ; 536 237 ; 935-9 ; 935 29 ; 935 64 ; 935 72 ;
Abstract
Gene activating sequences which activate the expression of other bacterial genes, which are latent or expressed at low levels, are provided. The gene activating sequences confer the ability to produce several metabolites and may be transferred to bacterial strains. The transformed biocontrol agents are active to inhibit the growth of the fungal pathogens.