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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2007
Scott B. Bintrim, Westfield, IN (US);
Scott A. Bevan, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Baolong Zhu, San Diego, CA (US);
Donald J. Merlo, Carmel, IN (US);
Scott B. Bintrim, Westfield, IN (US);
Scott A. Bevan, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Baolong Zhu, San Diego, CA (US);
Donald J. Merlo, Carmel, IN (US);
Dow AgroSciences LLC, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
The subject invention provides unique biological alternatives for pest control. More specifically, the present invention relates to novel pesticidal proteins, novel sources of pesticidal proteins, polynucleotides that encode such toxins, and to methods of using these toxins to control insects and other plant pests. The subject invention relates to the surprising discovery thatspecies, and proteins therefrom, have toxicity to lepidopterans. There have been no known reports of aspecies, strain, or protein having toxicity to lepidopterans. This is also the first known example of aCry protein that is toxic to lepidopterans. Furthermore, this is the first known report of ahaving toxin complex (TC)-like proteins. The DAS1529 isolate disclosed here is also the first known example of a natural bacterium that produces both a Cry toxin and TC proteins. The subject invention also relates to new classes of Cry and TC proteins that are pesticidally active.