INSECTICIDAL PLANT PROTEINS AND METHODS FOR THEIR USES

Abstract

Compositions and methods for pest control are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence that encodes an insecticidal protein. In particular, nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms with insecticidal activity. Therefore, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues, and seeds are provided. The compositions consist of insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins from bacterial species. The sequences are useful for constructing expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest, including plants, and for probes for isolating other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins are useful for controlling, inhibiting the growth of, or eliminating populations of Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Diptera, fungi, Hemiptera, and Nematode pests, and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.