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(43) Date of publication: 30.09.1998 Bulletin 1998/40 (21) Application number: 96939609.0 (22) Date of filing: 08.11.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12M 1/ 00( . ) C12M 3/ 08( . ) C12N 15/ 10( . ) G01N 1/ 10( . ) G01N 1/ 40( . ) C12M 1/ 08( . ) C12N 15/ 09( . ) C12Q 1/ 68( . ) G01N 1/ 36( . ) G01N 1/ 28( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/017951 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/018293 (22.05.1997 Gazette 1997/22)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 13.11.1995 US 19950006626P (71) Applicant: Mycogen Plant Sciences, Inc. San Diego, CA 92121 (US)	(72) Inventor: MURRAY, Michael Madison, WI 53716 (US) (74) Representative: Perry, Robert Edward, et al  GILL JENNINGS & EVERY Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)