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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Siu-Cheong Ho, East Lansing, MI (US);
John T Loh, Knoxville, TN (US);
Melvin S Schindler, Okemos, MI (US);
John L Wang, East Lansing, MI (US);
Assignee:
Board of Trustees operating Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-6 ; 435 691 ; 435 912 ; 4352523 ; 4353201 ; 536 231 ; 536 243 ; 536 2432 ;
Abstract
A DNA fragment encoding a carbohydrate binding lectin BJ38 in chromosomal DNA of Bradyrhizobium japonicum is described. The DNA is used as a source of the lectin, as a probe and as DNA for recombinant strains of rhizobium with enhanced nodulation and production in legumes.