Methods and compositions for improving engineered microbes that fix nitrogen
AssigneePivot Bio, Inc.
InventorsAlvin Tamsir, Sarah Bloch, Douglas Higgins
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for generating and utilizing a bacterial composition that comprises at least one genetically engineered bacterial strain that fixes atmospheric nitrogen in an agricultural system that has been fertilized with more than 20 lbs of Nitrogen per acre.
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A method of increasing an amount of atmosphere derived nitrogen in a plant, comprising contacting said plant with a genetically engineered bacterium, wherein said genetically engineered bacterium comprises (a) a nitrogen fixation or nitrogen assimilation coding sequence, operably linked to (b) a promoter comprising at least 90% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:
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