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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2015
Applicant:
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Steven M. Valles, Gainesville, FL (US);
David H. Oi, Gainesville, FL (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 25/00 (2006.01); A01N 63/00 (2006.01); C12N 7/00 (2006.01); C07K 14/005 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 63/00 (2013.01); A01N 25/006 (2013.01); C07K 14/005 (2013.01); C12N 7/00 (2013.01); C12N 2770/00021 (2013.01); C12N 2770/00031 (2013.01); C12N 2770/32021 (2013.01); C12N 2770/32031 (2013.01);
Abstract
At least one novel virus capable of infecting crazy ants () is isolated, along with polynucleotide sequences and amino acid sequences of the virus. The virus is capable of be used as a biopesticide to control populations of crazy ants.