Abstract: Disclosed are Coleopteran-toxic B. thuringiensis .delta.-endotoxins, nucleic acid sequences, and transgenic plants expressing these genes. Methods of making and using these genes and proteins are disclosed as well as methods for the recombinant expression, and transformation of suitable host cells.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 18, 1997
Date of Patent:
May 16, 2000
Assignee:
Monsanto Company
Inventors:
Leigh H. English, Susan M. Brussock, Thomas M. Malvar, James W. Bryson, Caroline A. Kulesza, Frederick S. Walters, Stephen L. Slatin, Michael A. Von Tersch