Patent ID: 8865967

Claim:
An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 5, 7, 9 or 11; (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding an amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 6, 8, 10, or 12; (c) a nucleotide sequence encoding an amino acid sequence having at least 85% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 6, 8, 10, or 12; wherein said polynucleotide encodes a polypeptide having antifungal activity against Colletotrichum graminocola ; and wherein said polypeptide has the amino acid residues selected from the group consisting of: (a) the arginine (Arg) residue at the position corresponding to residue 1 of SEQ ID NO: 6, 8, 10, or 12; (b) the serine (Ser) residue at the position corresponding to residue 16 of SEQ ID NO: 6, 8, 10, or 12; (c) the arginine (Arg) residue at the position corresponding to residue 25 of SEQ ID NO: 6, 8, 10, or 12; (d) the serine (Ser) residue at the position corresponding to residue 36 of SEQ ID NO: 6, 8, 10, or 12; and (e) the serine (Ser) residue at the position corresponding to residue 42 of SEQ ID NO: 6, 8, 10, or 12.