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US 11,959,065 B2Granted
Bacillus megaterium bioactive compositions and metabolites
AssigneePro Farm Group, Inc.
InventorsRatnakar Asolkar, Ana Lucia Cordova-Kreylos, Margarita Rodriguez, Carly Todd, Debora Wilk, Pamela G. Marrone
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Abstract
Provided are bioactive compositions and metabolites derived from Bacillus and particularly Bacillus megaterium cultures responsible for controlling pests as well as their methods of use for controlling pests. Further provided are pesticidal Bacillus megaterium strains.
Claims5
A method for decreasing nematode infestation and/or promoting growth in a plant comprising the step of:
- applying to the plant and/or seeds thereof and/or substrate used for growing said plant an effective amount of a whole cell broth collected from Bacillus megaterium strain H491 (NRRL Accession No. B-50769) fermentation, wherein said Bacillus megaterium strain H491 (NRRL Accession No. B-50769) comprises a 16S rRNA sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO. 7;
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- optionally another substance, wherein said substance is a pesticide and/or plant growth promoting agent.
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