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(43) Date of publication: 21.03.2001 Bulletin 2001/12 (21) Application number: 99928433.4 (22) Date of filing: 08.06.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 5/04, C12N 9/38, C12N 15/09, C12N 15/56, A01H 5/00, A01H 5/10 (86) International application number: PCT/US9912/697 (87) International publication number: WO 9964/564 (16.12.1999 Gazette 1999/50)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 09.06.1998 US 88805 P (71) Applicant: U.S. Department of Agriculture Beltsville, MD 20705-5131 (US)	(72) Inventors: GROSS, Kenneth, C. Ellicott City, MD 21043 (US) SMITH, David, L. Columbia, MD 21045 (US) (74) Representative: Bohmann, Armin K. et al Bohmann & Loosen,Anwaltssozietät,Sonnenstrasse 8 80331 München 80331 München (DE)