Compositions and methods for modulating microbiomes
AssigneeBoyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Inc.
InventorsDaniel KLESSIG, Murli MANOHAR, Frank SCHROEDER
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Abstract
Compositions and methods for modulating a microbiome are disclosed.
Claims30
A method of modifying the composition of a microbiome, said method comprising contacting an assemblage of organisms composing the microbiome with a composition containing a small molecule identical to a signaling molecule excreted by an organism that lives in such microbiomes.
A method of enhancing the growth of a crop plant comprising contacting a soil in contact with the crop plant with a composition containing a small molecule identical to a signaling molecule excreted by an organism that lives in the soil, wherein the enhanced growth of the crop plant is due to effects of the signaling molecule on the growth of microorganisms present in in the soil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.