Isolated Bacterial Strain of the Genus Burkholderia and Pesticidal Metabolites Therefrom
OwnerRatnakar Asolkar, Marja Koivunen +3inventors
InventorsRatnakar Asolkar, Marja Koivunen, Pamela Marrone, Ana Lucia Cordova-Kreylos, Huazhang Huang
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Abstract
A species of Burkholderia sp with no known pathogenicity to vertebrates but with pesticidal activity (e.g., plants, insects, fungi, weeds and nematodes) is provided. Also provided are natural products derived from a culture of said species and methods of controlling pests using said natural products.
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A method for inhibiting a pest infestation in a location where inhibition is desired comprising the steps of:
- applying an effective amount of a FR901888 compound isolated from a fermented whole cell broth collected from Burkholderia sp.,and
- inhibiting the pest infestation at said location.
A method for inhibiting a pest infestation in a location where inhibition is desired comprising the steps of:
- applying an effective amount of a FR901888 compound to inhibit the pest infestation.
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