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US 12,522,800 B2Granted
Bacterial cultures for increasing vitamin B12 in plants
AssigneeHinoman Ltd.
InventorsMiri Lapidot, Ilan Sela, Monica Colt
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Abstract
A bacterial culture is disclosed which comprises Rhizobium bacteria having a nucleic acid sequence at least 99% identical to the nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1. Uses thereof are also disclosed.
Claims9
A lyophilized bacterial culture consisting of Rhizobium bacteria having a nucleic acid sequence at least 99% identical to SEQ ID NO:
- 1 and an agriculturally acceptable carrier selected from the group consisting of a stabilizer, a tackifier, a preservative, a surfactant, an anti-complexing agent, an acaricide, a fungicide, an insecticide, a nematicide, a pesticide, a plant growth regulator, a fertilizer, a rodenticide and a combination thereof.
A method of increasing the amount of vitamin B12 in a plant, the method comprising:
- (a) providing a plant of the Lemonoideae subfamily grown in a liquid culture;
- (b) adding to the culture an effective amount of Rhizobium bacteria having a nucleic acid sequence at least 99% identical to the nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:
- 1 and cobalt as a free salt or ion so as to increase an amount of vitamin B12 in the plant.
A method of producing food comprising:
- (a) providing a plant of the Lemonoideae subfamily grown in a liquid culture;
- (b) adding to the culture an effective amount of Rhizobium bacteria having a nucleic acid sequence at least 99% identical to the nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:
- 1 and cobalt as a free salt or ion so as to increase an amount of vitamin B12 in the plant;
- and
- (b) formulating the plant into food.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.