Methods of seed and plant treatment to reduce foodborne illness
AssigneeAscribe Bioscience Inc.
InventorKirk Macolini
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Abstract
This application relates to methods of inhibiting the growth of human pathogenic bacteria in or on a plant by treating the seeds of the plant with an aqueous solution containing one or more ascarosides. The application also provides a method of inhibiting the growth of human pathogenic bacteria in or on a plant by spraying the plant with an aqueous solution comprising one or more ascarosides.
Claims41
A method of inhibiting the growth of human enteric pathogens in a plant, comprising treating seeds of the plant with a composition comprising one or more ascarosides.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein treating seeds of the plant comprises soaking the seeds in the aqueous solution comprising one or more ascarosides.
The method of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the seeds of the plant are seeds of a plant that can be used to produce edible sprouts.
A method of inhibiting the growth of human enteric pathogens in or on a plant comprising spraying the plant with a composition comprising one or more ascarosides.
A method of producing edible sprouts comprising:
- treating seeds from a plant that can be used to produce edible sprouts by soaking the seeds in an aqueous solution comprising one or more ascarosides;
- placing the treated seeds in a container suitable for allowing sprouts to form from the treated seeds;
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- harvesting the sprouts after the sprouts reach a suitable size.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.