Patent ID: 7041876

Claim:
A chimeric gene comprising: a first DNA molecule encoding a hypersensitive response elicitor protein or polypeptide from a bacterial plant pathogen, wherein the encoded hypersensitive response elicitor comprises the amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:5, or SEQ ID NO:7; a promoter operably linked 5′ to the first DNA molecule to induce transcription of the first DNA molecule in response to activation of the promoter by an oomycete, the promoter comprising nt 295–567 of SEQ ID NO: 9; a 3′ regulatory region operably linked to the first DNA molecule; and a second DNA molecule encoding a secretion signal polypeptide, the second DNA molecule being operably linked between the promoter and the first DNA molecule.