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(43) Date of publication: 10.11.1999 Bulletin 1999/45 (21) Application number: 97930011.0 (22) Date of filing: 17.06.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12N 1/ 14( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1997/010343 (87) International publication number: WO 1998/058049 (23.12.1998 Gazette 1998/51)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (71) Applicant: Agraquest, Inc. Davis, CA 95616 (US)	(72) Inventors: HEINS, Sherry, D. Davis, CA 95616 (US) EWING, Duane, D. Woodland, CA 95776 (US) MARRONE, Pamela, G. Davis, CA 95616 (US) (74) Representative: Gates, Marie Christina Esther, et al  c/o Tomkins & Co. 5 Dartmouth Road Dublin 6 Dublin 6 (IE)