NOVEL BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS GENE WITH COLEOPTERAN ACTIVITY

摘要

The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests including, but not limited to, insect pests belonging to the orders Coleoptera and Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, polynucleotide constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.

主权项

1. A recombinant nucleic acid molecule encoding a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity across the full length of SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the polypeptide has insecticidal activity against Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera).