US PATENT SUBCLASS 435 / 454
.~.~ One of the fusing cells is a microorganism (e.g., prokaryote, fungus, etc.)

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435 /   HD   CHEMISTRY: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY

440  DF  PROCESS OF MUTATION, CELL FUSION, OR GENETIC MODIFICATION {6}
449  DF  .~ Fusion of cells {5}
454.~.~ One of the fusing cells is a microorganism (e.g., prokaryote, fungus, etc.)

DEFINITION

Classification: 435/454

One of the fusing cells is a microorganism (e.g., prokaryote, fungus, etc.):

(under subclass 449) Processes wherein one or more of the fusing partners is a cell which is a unicellular organism (e.g., prokaryote, fungus, etc.).

(1) Note. The terms "unicellular organism" or "microorganism" include prokaryotes, eubacteria, cyanobacteria, archaebacteria, fungi, unicellular algae, protozoa, and protista.