Bacillus thuringiensis transformation
CA 1339734 C · Owner: Ciba-Geigy Ag · Inventors: Geiser, Martin; Schurter, Walter; Mathe, Daniel
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The present invention describes a process that for the first time renders possible a direct and targeted genetic manipulation of Bacillus thuringiensis and the closely related B. cereus using recombinant DNA technology. The invention comprises a process for inserting and cloning DNA sequences in gram positive bacteria selected from the group consisting of Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus cereus comprising: (a), isolating the DNA to be introduced; (b) cloning the thus isolated DNA in a cloning vector that is capable of replicating in a bacterial host cell selected from the group consisting of Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus cereus cells in a heterologous cloning system; (c) directly …
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- Granted March 17, 1998. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 17, 2015.
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