US PATENT SUBCLASS 435 / 484
.~.~.~ Mycelial fungus is a host for the plasmid or episome


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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}
484.~.~.~ Mycelial fungus is a host for the plasmid or episome


DEFINITION

Classification: 435/484

Mycelial fungus is a host for the plasmid or episome:

(under subclass 476) Processes wherein the plasmid or episome is introduced into a mycelial fungus.

(1) Note. A mycelial fungus is a fungus which possesses coenocytic (i.e., multinucleate) filamentous hyphae, including fungi wherein said hyphae are interconnected to form a mycelium.

(2) Note. This subclass includes molds of the genera Neurospora, Aspergillus, Penicillium, Trichoderma, Fusarium, Mucor, and Rhizopus. Slime molds are not included because they do not meet the definition criteria for mycelial fungi.

(3) Note. Processes of transforming fungi which possess macroscopic structures, e.g., mushrooms, etc. are not proper for this subclass. Fungi with macroscopic structures are considered plants rather than microorganisms.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

483, for processes where yeast is a host for a plasmid or episome.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

800, Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes, 278+, for processes of genetically transforming fungi which possess macroscopic structures.