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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168172 | Process for the production of organic formulation of bio-pesticide This invention relates to a process for the production of organic formulation of bio pesticide containing Pseudomonas Fluorescens comprising preparation of Mother culture of P. fluorescens and inoculating in King's B broth, at 30±1° C. for 24-36 hour... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7405067 | Bacterial strain for degradation of organic polymers and environmental hormones A Gram-negative bacterial strain, Pseudomonas putida TX2 (PTA-6169 and BCRC 910232), was isolated from farmland, which had received frequent applications of a various pesticides and surfactants. This strain was demonstrated to have the capacity to grow on alk... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7172895 | Microorganism and drainage method This invention relates to drainage process wherein Burkholderia cepacia AIK bacterial strain (FERM BP-7308) contacts disposed drainage and the new microorganism can aerobically decompose liquid and solid oil and fat and other organic matter in wide range of t... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166270 | Methods of screening compounds useful for prevention of infection or pathogenicity Screening procedures are disclosed for identifying compounds useful for inhibiting infection or pathogenicity. Methods are also disclosed for identifying pathogenic virulence factors. ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7141407 | Chickweed bioherbicides The present invention relates to the use of a strain of Burkholderia andropogonis for controlling the growth of a weed belonging to the order Caryophyllales. The present invention also provides a method for suppressing weed growth, comprising applying a strai... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7090838 | Bacterium NRRL B-30043 for controlling algae A method of reducing or eliminating off-flavor in water or fish by controlling cyanobacteria or algae in the water wherein cyanobacteria or algae produce agents that cause the off-flavor. The cyanobacteria or algae are susceptible to a new Bacterium NRRL B-30043 whi... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087424 | Method of controlling fungal pathogens, and agents useful for same A method of preventing or treating infection by a range of fungal pathogens in an animal or plant or stored plant product comprising administering an effective amount of a sugar acid, in particular mannonic acid, gluconic acid or galacturonic. The sugar acid can be ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7052689 | Method for producing therapeutically suitable glutaminase DNA encoding a therapeutically suitable glutaminase has been molecularly cloned. This allows one to obtain a polypeptide which is a therapeutically suitable glutaminase free of contaminating endotoxin. It has been found that this polypeptide is a potent anti-viral a... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6905692 | Topical compositions containing probiotic bacillus bacteria, spores, and extracellular products and uses thereof The present invention discloses compositions derived from an isolated Bacillus species, spores, or an extracellular product of Bacillus coagulans comprising a supernatant or filtrate of a culture of said Bacillus coagulans strain, suitable for t... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6806070 | Use of bacterial extracts of the pseudomonadaceae family as cosmetic agents Use of an extract of bacterium from the family Pseudomonadaceae in the production of cosmetic compositions in particular for combating ageing of the skin. ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6689357 | Non-obligate predatory bacterium Burkholderia casidae and uses thereof A novel predator bacterium Burkholderia casidae is disclosed. The invention is directed to the isolation and use of Burkholderia casidae to control microbial diseases of plants. The genetic, biochemical and physiological characteristics of Burkholderia ca... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6632649 | Process for producing burkholderia cepacia in the presence of tert-butanol or tert-amyl alcohol, the inoculum produced, and a process for degrading said alcohols The growth of the bacterium, Burkholderia cepacia (ex Pseudomonas cepacia) CIP 1-2052 is substantially increased when it is supplied with tert-butanol (TBA) or tert-amyl alcohol (TAA) as the sole source of carbon and energy in the presence of at least one... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6565846 | Microbial strains of pseudomonas, bacillus and enterobacter/in agricultural chemical compositions A method for screening a bacterium antagonistic to pathogenic bacteria that emerge during raising of seedlings of gramineous plants utilizing tropolone resistance and tropolone non-producing property as indices, and a microbial pesticide containing as an ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6544509 | Bacterial strain, processed plant extracts, compositions containing same, processes for their preparation and their therapeutic and industrial applications The present invention discloses: (i) a non-pathogenic probiotic microorganism and its probiotic/therapeutic uses; (ii) a formulation comprising an aqueous solution of a volatile fraction (VF) prepared from the extract of at least one plant derived materia... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6495362 | Biologically pure culture of bacteria which suppresses diseases caused by pathogens in chickpea crops and a culture of bacteria comprising a strain of Pseudomonas fluorescens A simple sand-live soil assay method for large scale screening of the rhizosphere-competent bacteria, effective in suppressing plant pathogens has been developed. Screening for chickpea rhizosphere competitive bacteria having biological control property w... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6491911 | Biological agent and methods for inhibiting plant pathogens A biological agent and methods for inhibiting plant pathogens are provided. More particularly, this invention provides the use of Pseudomonas resinovorans in the biological control of inter alia: Ralstonia solanacearum, Verticillium dahliae and Phytophtho... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6447770 | Biocontrol agents for take-all Fluorescent Pseudomonas spp. are described which are effective for the control of diseases caused by the soil-borne fungus, Gaeumannomyces graminis (Gg), such as take-all, in small grain crops or turf grass. The subject biocontrol strains have a unique ge... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6348193 | Method for inhibiting pathogenic fungi and bacteria in plants using Pseudomonas aureofaciens A method for controlling bacterial fungal diseases using Pseudomonas aureofaciens in admixture with metabolites, particularly phenazine-1-carboxylic acid (PCA) is described. Pseudomonas aureofaciens is particularly useful in inhibiting the microorganisms ... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6319497 | Non-obligate predatory bacterium burkholderia casidaeand uses thereof A novel predator bacterium Burkholderia casidae is disclosed. The invention is directed to the isolation and use of Burkholderia casidae to control microbial diseases of plants. The genetic, biochemical and physiological characteristics of Burkholderia ca... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6277625 | Transgenic strains of Pseudomonas for biocontrol of plant root diseases Transgenic fluorescent Pseudomonas spp. are described which have a biosynthetic locus which encodes for the production of the antibiotic phenazine-1-carboxylic acid stably introduced into the genome, have a locus which encodes for the production of the an... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6156560 | Use of pseudomonas corrugata as a biological control agent The present invention pertains to novel strains of Pseuedomonas corrugata and the use of the strains in biological control against soil-borne pathogens of plants. A number of these strains are shown to be effective in reducing or controlling soil-borne pa... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6133196 | Biological control of plant disease on roots of conifer seedlings A novel method and composition is provided to control Fusarium root rot and damping off on conifer seedlings. When certain bacteria and an ectomycorrhizal fungus are placed in contact with the conifer seed or seedling, the combination reduces or eliminate... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6110455 | Method for encouraging poultry to distribute and ingest competitive exclusion products A method is disclosed for increasing the rate at which young poultry will ingest beneficial probiotic compositions effective against bacteria such as salmonella. The method includes the steps of maintaining a flat containing a plurality of chicks at a fir... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6107247 | Biological control of sprouting in potatoes Sprouting in stored potatoes is suppressed with sprout control agents of bacterial origin. These agents are typically applied to the potato surfaces as whole culture broths and they prevent softening and necrosis of the tuber. In a preferred embodiment of... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6077505 | Biological seed treatment to improve emergence, vigor, uniformity and yield of sweet corn A bacterial inoculant for controlling root rot and damping off in corn, and for fostering the growth of corn, is disclosed. Also disclosed are two mutant bacterial strains, Burkholderia cepacia 2J6 and Burkholderia cepacia 2J6, which foster the growth of ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5985268 | Gamma-irradiated bacterial preparation having anti-tumor activity A bacterial preparation from Pseudomonas species isolated #15 ATCC 55638 that has been exposed to gamma radiation exhibits cytotoxicity that is specific for neoplastic carcinoma cells. A method for obtaining a bacterial preparation having antitumor activi... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5955348 | Genetically modified pseudomonas strains with enhanced biocontrol activity Strains of Pseudomonas have been genetically engineered to have enhanced biocontrol properties. The strains of the invention are particularly effective against plant pathogenic fungi such as species of Rhizoctonia and Pythium, because the strains produce ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5948671 | Control of replant disease of tree fruits with Pseudomonas putida A biologically pure culture of Pseudomonas putida NRRL B-30041 is described which is highly effective as a biological control agent against replant disease in tree fruits. The invention also encompasses methods of biologically controlling replant disease ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5935839 | Compositions for enhancement of conifer seedling growth comprising Arthrobacter sp. and Pseudomonas fluorescens In accordance with the present invention it has been found that the growth of conifer seedlings in the greenhouses and in the field can be enhanced when inocula comprising selected bacterial strain are employed. In particular, bacterial strains Arthrobact... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5935571 | Plug mixture for raising seedlings and method for producing it, and method for raising disease tolerant seedlings Herein provided is a plug mixture for raising seedlings, which contains endosymbiotic Pseudomonads mutualistically colonizing in endorhizosphere, Pseudomnonas fluoresceFPT-9601 and Pseudomonas sp. FPH-9601. Using the plug mixture, soil-borne diseases of c... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5919448 | Plant growth regulator Disclosed herein is plant growth regulator comprising an isolated Pseudomonas fluorescens FPT-9601 strain or an isolated Pseudomonas sp. FPH-9601 strain which are endosymbiotic pseudomonads.... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5916029 | Process for producing seeds coated with a microbial composition A process for liquid application of a dry microbial preparation to seeds is described wherein superior survival is obtained upon drying of the preparation on the seeds. The process for coating seeds with dry, dormant microorganisms according to the invent... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5900236 | Composition and method for controlling plant diseases using Pseudomonas chlororaphis strain NCIMB 40616 A pure culture of Pseudomonas chlororaphis strain NCIMB 40616 is disclosed. The strain is useful for a biocontrol composition for the control of plant fungal diseases. Further, a culture broth of the strain is disclosed to be useful wherein antipathogenic... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5869038 | Biological control of fungal post harvest diseases with bacteria Isolates of bacteria of species Pseudomonas fluorescens, Serratia liquefaciens, Serratia plymuthica, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus pumilis and Bacillus polymyxa are effective in cabbages in inhibiting the growth of organisms of the post-harvest disease caus... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5849284 | Biological control of molluscs with dauer larvae of Phasmarhabditis nematodes The invention disclosed is related to a composition for the control of molluscs wherein an effective amount of infective dauer larvae of Phasmarhabditis nematodes which have been cultured with a nematode growth promoting and pathogenicity-inducing bacteri... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5830459 | Effective plant biocontrol A method for preventing or treating microbial colonization in plants is provided. The method involves application of microorganisms such as Bacillus species or Pseudomonas species and a chitosanase inducer such as chitosan to the plants. Treatments may be... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5807697 | Biological tracer method The present invention is a biological tracer method for characterizing the movement of a material through a medium, comprising the steps of: introducing a biological tracer comprising a microorganism having ice nucleating activity into a medium; collectin... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5804435 | Method for obtaining organic solvent-resistant microorganisms and organic solvent-resistant microorganisms obtainable by the method The present invention provides a method for obtaining organic solvent resistant microorganisms which comprises subjecting a microbial parent strain to mutagenesis and then to selective cultivation in the presence of 0.1% to 10% by volume (v/v) of concentr... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5776448 | Chitinase-producing bacteria Novel bacterial strains are described which produce and secrete chitinase as a result of the introduction of foreign DNA linked to a sequence encoding chitinase, an enzyme that degrades chitin. The bacterial strains can be used to provide protection for p... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5776889 | Hypersensitive response induced resistance in plants The present invention relates to a method of imparting pathogen resistance to plants. This involves applying a hypersensitive response elicitor polypeptide or protein in a non-infectious form to a plant under conditions where the polypeptide or protein co... | 07/07/1998 |
