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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1999
Lidia S. Watrud, Maryland Heights, MO (US);
Frederick J. Perlak, St. Louis, MO (US);
Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to genetically engineered plant-colonizing microorganisms which proliferate in symbiotic or non-detrimental relationships with the plant in the plant environment. Such microorganisms contain DNA derived from,which codes for the insecticidal crystal protein toxin. The engineered plant-colonizing microorganisms of the invention and their progency are active against a variety of lepidopterous pests. The invention further relates to the use of such plant-colonizing microorganisms in a method of killing or inhibiting lepidopterous pests and to insecticidal compositions containing the plant-colonizing microorganism as the active insecticidal agent.
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