(19)
(11) EP 2 111 755 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
23.09.2015 Bulletin 2015/39

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
19.08.2015 Bulletin 2015/34

(21) Application number: 08711322.1

(22) Date of filing: 15.02.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A01M 1/20(2006.01)
A01N 25/34(2006.01)
A01P 7/04(2006.01)
 A01M 1/02(2006.01)
A01N 43/54(2006.01)
A01N 63/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2008/052492
(87) International publication number:
WO 2008/099910 (21.08.2008 Gazette 2008/34)

(54)

VERMIN EXTERMINATION USING LYSOZYME, SALT OR BIOLOGICAL FRAGMENT THEREOF OR LYSOZYME-RELATED PEPTIDE AS EGG RECOGNITION PHEROMONE

SCHÄDLINGSBEKÄMPFUNG MIT LYSOZYM, EINEM SALZ ODER BIOLOGISCHEN FRAGMENT DAVON ODER LYSOZYM-ASSOZIIERTEM PEPTID ALS EIERKENNUNGSPHEROMON

LUTTE CONTRE LES ANIMAUX NUISIBLES UTILISANT UN LYSOZYME, UN SEL OU UN FRAGMENT BIOLOGIQUE DE CELUI-CI OU UN PEPTIDE LIÉ AU LYSOZYME COMME PHÉROMONE DE RECONNAISSANCE D'OEUF

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 15.02.2007 JP 2007035030

(43) Date of publication of application:
28.10.2009 Bulletin 2009/44

(73) Proprietor: National University Corporation Okayama University
Kita-ku Okayama-shi Okayama 700-8530 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • MATSUURA, Kenji
    Kita-ku, Okayama-shi Okayama 700-8530 (JP)
  • TAMURA, Takashi
    Kita-ku, Okayama-shi Okayama 700-8530 (JP)
  • KOBAYASHI, Norimasa
    Kita-ku, Okayama-shi Okayama 700-8530 (JP)

(74) Representative: Zwicker, Jörk et al
ZSP Patentanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft Radlkoferstrasse 2
81373 München
81373 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
JP-A- 2000 342 149
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  • MATSUURA K. ET AL.: 'Symbiosis of a termite and a sclerotium-forming fungus: Sclerotia mimic termite eggs' ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH vol. 15, no. 4, December 2000, pages 405 - 414, XP019376146
  • MATSUURA K. ET AL.: 'Reticulitermes speratus to Kinkakukin Sclerotium sp. no Kyosei Kankei' DAI 43 KAI OYO DOBUTSU KONCHU GAKKAI TAIKAI KOEN YOSHI 16 April 1999, page 74 + ABSTR. NO. D106, XP003025805
   
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