Absstract of: WO2020187861A1

The invention relates to the use of a mutated lactonase from the phosphotriesterase-like lactonase family to increase the sensitivity of bacteria to antimicrobial agents compared to the use of antimicrobial agents alone.

Absstract of: WO2020190993A1

The present invention relates to a fusion protein having a targeting sequence, exosporium protein, or exosporium protein fragment that targets the fusion protein to the exosporium of a recombinant Bacillus cereus family member and an enzyme having serine protease activity, wherein the enzyme having serine protease activity is from Bacillus firmus or is a variant of such enzyme. The present invention also provides a recombinant Bacillus cereus family member that expresses such fusion protein and exosporium fragments derived from such recombinant Bacillus cereus family member. Methods of using such recombinant Bacillus cereus family members or exosporium fragments derived therefrom for nematode control are also provided.

Absstract of: JP2020152695A

【課題】 植物病害や動物ウイルス感染症に対して優れた効果を有し、安全性の高い薬剤を提供すること【解決手段】 発酵過程を経ない精製により得られるショウガまたはタケの精製物が、様々な植物病害に対して優れた防除効果を示すとともに、動物ウイルスに対する感染防御効果をも有することを見出した。【選択図】 なし

Absstract of: JP2020151698A

【課題】硬質表面に付着した油を効率的に洗浄することができる、硬質表面に付着した油の洗浄方法を提供する。【解決手段】硬質表面に付着した油の洗浄方法であって、ポリオキシアルキレンアルキルエーテル及び脂肪酸アルカノールアミドを合計８０質量％以上含む、洗浄剤原液を用意する工程と、前記洗浄剤原液を、質量規準で５倍から１００倍に水で希釈して、洗浄剤を調製する工程と、前記洗浄剤を、硬質表面に接触させて、付着した油を洗浄する洗浄工程と、前記硬質表面を水ですすぐ工程と、を備える、硬質表面に付着した油の洗浄方法。【選択図】なし

Absstract of: WO2020190048A1

The present invention relates to Beauveria bassiana JEF-350 (KFCC11820P) having a Thrips spp. control effect, a Thrips spp control composition using same, and a Thrips spp control method using same.

Absstract of: US2020296957A1

A composition for controlling nematodes contains plant essential oil, and more particularly, geraniol. The composition is derived from natural substances and is thus environmentally friendly, and exhibits superior nematocidal effects without causing phytotoxicity, and thus can be efficiently used as a nematicide.

Absstract of: US2020296960A1

The present invention relates to a fusion protein having a targeting sequence, exosporium protein, or exosporium protein fragment that targets the fusion protein to the exosporium of a recombinant Bacillus cereus family member and an enzyme having serine protease activity, wherein the enzyme having serine protease activity is from Bacillus firmus or is a variant of such enzyme. The present invention also provides a recombinant Bacillus cereus family member that expresses such fusion protein and exosporium fragments derived from such recombinant Bacillus cereus family member. Methods of using such recombinant Bacillus cereus family members or exosporium fragments derived therefrom for nematode control are also provided.

Absstract of: US2020297648A1

The present technology generally relates to an encapsulation system for delivery of an active agent, the encapsulation system comprising a matrix of microcapsules, wherein a first portion of microcapsules in the matrix of microcapsules has an average diameter of from about 0.1 microns to about 10 microns; a second portion of the microcapsules has an average diameter of from about 10 microns to about 100 microns; and a third portion of the microcapsules has an average diameter of from about 100 microns to about 500 microns; and wherein the active agent is encapsulated in the microcapsules.

Absstract of: US2020296972A1

A composition useful for application to plants, seeds or soil to inhibit fungal infections comprising a protein source inoculated with from 5×107 cfu to 5×109 cfu of a Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain per gram of the protein source.

Absstract of: US2020296965A1

The preparation, composition, and method of use of an antibacterial formulation utilizing tannins, acceptable for agriculture and for use against bacterial and fungicidal diseases in plants. The composition is based on an organic matrix and may be balanced with dispersants, flocculants and humectants, and may be used against a wide range of agricultural bacterial diseases.

Absstract of: US2020299719A1

The invention provides nucleic acids, polypeptides, transgenic plants, compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity (e.g., insecticidal activity) to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds. Nucleic acids encoding the insecticidal proteins can be used to transform prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, including plants, to express the insecticidal proteins. The recombinant organisms and compositions containing the recombinant organisms or insecticidal proteins can be used to control a pest (e.g., an insect).

Absstract of: US2020296973A1

Provided herein are Streptomyces isolates, designated MH71 and MH243, cultures thereof, and compositions comprising the same. Also provided are uses of the isolates, cultures and compositions, for example, for treating and preventing infections and diseases caused by or associated with plant pathogen infections, reducing the susceptibility of plants to diseases caused by or associated with plant pathogen infections, and for inhibiting or reducing the growth of pathogens on plants.

Absstract of: US2020296962A1

A fungicidal composition comprising a mixture of components (A) and (B), wherein components (A) and (B) are as defined in claim 1, and use of the compositions in agriculture or horticulture for controlling or preventing infestation of plants by phytopathogenic microorganisms, preferably fungi.

Absstract of: US2020297782A1

Methods of treating an environmental surface by depositing a preparation including nonpathogenic bacteria on the environmental surface are disclosed. Methods of treating an environmental surface by depositing a preparation including ammonia oxidizing microorganisms on the environmental surface are disclosed. Methods of introducing nonpathogenic bacteria into a built environment are disclosed. Methods of introducing ammonia oxidizing microorganisms into a built environment are disclosed. Methods of modulating a microbiome associated with a built environment or maintaining a microbiome associated with a built environment are disclosed. Methods of treating a subject by introducing ammonia oxidizing microorganisms into the built environment are also disclosed.

Absstract of: US2020299637A1

Disclosed herein are engineered rhizobia having nif clusters that enable the fixation of nitrogen under free-living conditions, as well as ammonium and oxygen tolerant nitrogen fixation under free-living conditions. Also provided are methods for producing nitrogen for consumption by a cereal crop using these engineered rhizobia.

Absstract of: US2020299700A1

Nodulisporic acids (NAs) comprise a group of indole diterpenes known for their potent insecticidal activities; however, biosynthesis of NAs by its natural producer, Hypoxylon pulicicidum (Nodulisporium sp.) is exceptionally difficult to achieve. The identification of genes responsible for NA production could enable biosynthetic pathway optimization to provide access to NAs for commercial applications. Obtaining useful quantities of NAs using published fermentations methods is challenging, making gene knockout studies an undesirable method to confirm gene function. Alternatively, heterologous gene expression of H. pulicicidum genes in a more robust host species like Penicillium paxilli provides a way to rapidly identify the function of genes that play a role in NA biosynthesis. In this work, we identified the function of four secondary-metabolic genes necessary for the biosynthesis of nodulisporic acid F (NAF) and reconstituted these genes in the genome of P. paxilli to enable heterologous production of NAF in this fungus.

Absstract of: AU2019221791A1

Systems and methods of generating water for growing or vitally supporting plants, fungi, and/or aquatic animals are provided herein. The systems include a water generating unit that utilizes process fluid produced by plant transpiration or fungus respiration to generate water. Nutrients may be added to the water through hydroponic and aquaponic systems, then provided back to the plants in a closed loop. The systems may be monitored, optimized, and controlled remotely.

Absstract of: AU2019225229A1

The subject invention relates to the production and use of entomopathogenic fungi for the control of arthropod pests. Specifically, the subject invention provides methods for producing

Absstract of: WO2020190363A1

Disclosed herein are engineered rhizobia having nif clusters that enable the fixation of nitrogen under free-living conditions, as well as ammonium and oxygen tolerant nitrogen fixation under free-living conditions. Also provided are methods for producing nitrogen for consumption by a cereal crop using these engineered rhizobia.

Absstract of: WO2020187759A1

The present invention relates to a methodof improving the growth and/or the yield of plants grown onagriculturally or horticulturally utilized substrates by applying at least one active compound (nitrification inhibitor) onagriculturally or horticulturally utilized substrates, wherein the at least one active compound Iis added to the irrigation system in a water-dissolved form.

Absstract of: AU2019226671A1

A delivery method for bacteria, viruses, fungi and dsRNA in which the bacteria, virus, fungus or dsRNA is protected from degradation by UV light by encapsulation in a particle of wax also containing a UV blocker. The formulation may also include other chemistry, such as insecticides. The particles are edible by insects and their larva and result in ingestion of the bacteria, virus, fungi and/or dsRNA by the insect or larva, resulting in control thereof.

Absstract of: WO2020187822A1

The present invention relates to a new isolated strain of Pseudomonas sp. deposited at the "Colección Española de Cultivos Tipo" (CECT) under the accession number CECT8708 or a mutant thereof; wherein said mutant is obtained using the CECT8708 of Pseudomonas sp. as starting material, maintains the dual bactericidal and fungicidal effects of CECT8708 and has a genome with an Average Nucleotide Identity (ANI) to the genome sequence SEQ ID NO: 1 of at least 99.8%., The strain of the invention has bactericidal and fungicidal effect. The invention also relates to the inoculation product comprising the strain of the invention, the cell-free extract derived from the strain of the invention, and the composition comprising it and their uses in the control of bacteria and/or fungal infection in a plant. Also refers to a method to obtain the mutant strain of the strain of the invention.

Absstract of: WO2020187861A1

The invention relates to the use of a mutated lactonase from the phosphotriesterase-like lactonase family to increase the sensitivity of bacteria to antimicrobial agents compared to the use of antimicrobial agents alone.

Absstract of: WO2020188497A1

The invention relates to an ovitrap and method, incorporating cow urine for the control of mosquito populations. The term cow urine, as used herein, includes products derived from cow urine including liquid concentrates and solid forms e.g. powders or tablets, more preferably presented in a unit dosage form, for ease of use. The product may additionally include instructions for dosing at a given larvicidal concentration for a ovitrap to be filled with a known volume of water.

Absstract of: WO2020191201A1

Disclosed herein are engineered rhizobia having nif clusters that enable the fixation of nitrogen under free-living conditions, as well as ammonium and oxygen tolerant nitrogen fixation under free-living conditions. Also provided are methods for producing nitrogen for consumption by a cereal crop using these engineered rhizobia.