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Vacuum Infiltration of seedling plants

Patent application filed by The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation

Actual pending claims

EP 1141356 A2
Claim 1A method for direct plant transformation using seedlings and Agrobacterium comprising: A) contacting at least one seedling with Agrobacterium cells, said Agrobacterium cells harboring a vector, said vector enabling said Agrobacterium cells to transfer T-DNA containing at least one gene or gene fragment to said seedling;
B) applying a vacuum to said seedling in contact with said Agrobacterium cells at a first time, said vacuum of sufficient strength to force said Agrobacterium cells into intimate contact with said seedling such that said Agrobacterium cells transfer said T-DNA to cells of said seedling at a second time, wherein said first and second time are the same or different.
Claim 9A method for direct plant transformation using seedlings and Agrobacterium comprising: A) contacting at least one seedling with a mixture of Agrobacterium cells, said mixture comprising cells from a Agrobacterium strain harboring a vector with a DNA fragment and cells from said Agrobacterium strain harboring said vector a second DNA fragment, said vector enabling said Agrobacterium cells to transfer said T-DNA to said seedling;
B) applying a vacuum to said seedling in contact with said Agrobacterium cells at a first time, said vacuum of sufficient strength to force said Agrobacterium cells into intimate contact with said seedling such that said Agrobacterium cells transfer T-DNA to cells of said seedling at a second time, wherein said first and second time are the same or different.
Claim 18A method for direct plant transformation using seedlings and Agrobacterium comprising: A) contacting at least one seedling with Agrobacterium cells, said Agrobacterium cells harboring a vector, said vector enabling said Agrobacterium cells to transfer T-DNA containing at least one gene or gene fragment and a selectable marker gene to said seedling;
B) applying a vacuum to said seedling in contact with said Agrobacterium cells at a first time, said vacuum of sufficient strength to force said Agrobacterium cells into intimate contact with said seedling such that said Agrobacterium cells transfer said T-DNA to cells of said seedling at a second time, wherein said first and second time are the same or different;
C) allowing said transformed seedling to grow to maturity and set seed;
D) germinating said seed to form progeny;
E) exposing said progeny to an agent enabling detection of selectable marker gene expression;
F) selecting for progeny expressing said selectable marker gene and at least one gene, said expression of said selectable marker gene and at least one gene indicating gene transfer.