US PATENT SUBCLASS 435 / 481
.~.~.~ Plasmid or episome contains a gene which complements a nutritional deficiency mutation

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435 /   HD   CHEMISTRY: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY

440  DF  PROCESS OF MUTATION, CELL FUSION, OR GENETIC MODIFICATION {6}
471  DF  .~ Introduction of a polynucleotide molecule into or rearrangement of nucleic acid within a microorganism (e.g., bacteria, protozoa, bacteriophage, etc.) {6}
476  DF  .~.~ The polynucleotide is a plasmid or episome {13}
481.~.~.~ Plasmid or episome contains a gene which complements a nutritional deficiency mutation

DEFINITION

Classification: 435/481

Plasmid or episome contains a gene which complements a nutritional deficiency mutation:

(under subclass 476) Processes wherein the plasmid or episome contains a gene which restores an ability to import and/or utilize one or more nutrient compounds to a microorganism where such an ability is normally present in the wild type microorganism but has been lost.