Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and – Method of introducing a polynucleotide molecule into or... – The polynucleotide confers pathogen or pest resistance
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-17
2007-04-17
Ibrahim, Medina A. (Department: 1638)
Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and
Method of introducing a polynucleotide molecule into or...
The polynucleotide confers pathogen or pest resistance
C800S278000, C800S298000, C435S468000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10470294
ABSTRACT:
Transgenic plants having resistance against bacterial soft rot diseases, harboring the bacterial autoinducer inactivation gene encoding (AiiA) protein, and methods for protecting plants from bacterial pathogens by transforming the plants with the aiiA gene are disclosed.
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Dong Yihu
Xu Jinling
Zhang Lianhui
Zhang Xifen
Agency for Science Technology and Research
Ibrahim Medina A.
Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck pc
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