Resumen de: WO2021198396A1

The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one polypeptide, which polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence set out in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 51 or 101 to 111 or an amino acid sequence having at least about 80% sequence identify thereto and which polypeptide is capable of binding to a fungus. The invention further relates to a composition comprising at least one polypeptide, which polypeptide comprises a CDR1 region having the amino acid sequence set out in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 52 to 67 or 112 to 122, a CDR2 region having the amino acid sequence set out in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 68 to 83 or 123 to 133, and a CDR3 region having the amino acid sequence set out in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 84 to 100 or 134 to 144 and which polypeptide is capable of binding to a fungus. The compositions may be used as anti-fungal compositions.

Resumen de: US2021307273A1

The invention provides novel compositions and methods for liquid-mediated delivery of pollen to a female reproductive part of a recipient plant. The pollen suspension solutions provided include a surfactant, an oil, a solute, or an aqueous solution, and about 2% to about 20% pollen by weight. The methods provided include producing a liquid pollen suspension solution comprising pollen from a donor plant and spraying the solution onto at least a first female reproductive part of a recipient plant, thereby pollinating the female reproductive part with the pollen from the donor plant.

Resumen de: WO2021072426A1

An antibacterial air freshening product for an interior environment. The product includes a container containing 1 ml to 50 ml of a freshening composition in fluid communication with a membrane. The composition is substantially free of a surfactant and has from 0.5% to 20% of a volatile aldehyde mixture, by weight of the composition. The volatile aldehyde mixture includes a C5 to C8 unbranched unsubstituted linear alkenal and a C9 to C14 unbranched unsubstituted linear alkenal. A weight ratio of the C5 to C8 unbranched unsubstituted linear alkenal to the C9 to C14 unbranched unsubstituted linear alkenal is from 3:1 to 1:3.

Resumen de: WO2022236527A1

Disclosed in the present application is a method for preventing harmful bacterial biofilm formation on the surface of a stainless steel product, comprising: providing a Lactobacillus plantarum bacterial solution, the bacterial solution comprising a certain quantity of Lactobacillus plantarum, the Lactobacillus plantarum being preserved in China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center (CGMCC), the preservation number being CGMCC No. 16939, and the preservation date being 14 December 2018; and enabling a surface of a stainless steel product to make full contact with the bacterial solution, and placing at a certain temperature, so that the Lactobacillus plantarum forms a Lactobacillus plantarum biofilm on the surface of the stainless steel product. The present application uses Lactobacillus plantarum to form a biofilm on a surface of a stainless steel product in advance, thereby effectively preventing formation of other harmful bacterial biofilms, and is a green and safe method for preventing harmful bacterial biofilm formation.

Resumen de: WO2022236428A1

The present disclosure relates to an extract from Pseudomonas entomophila 23S obtained by an extraction process. A culture of Pseudomonas entomophila 23S is provided. The cells are removed from the culture to obtain a cell-free media. A solvent extraction is performed on the cell-free media with butanol, the extract comprising a compound of formula C15H16N2O and/or a compound of formula C16H18N2O, and both compounds having an isoquinoline bicyclic ring substituted with a branched carbon chain, the branched carbon chain being interrupted by =N- and substituted by =O.

Resumen de: US2022362280A1

The invention relates to methods, uses, systems, arrays, engineered nucleotide sequences and vectors for inhibiting bacterial population growth or for altering the relative ratio of sub-populations of first and second bacteria in a mixed population of bacteria. The invention is particularly useful, for example, for treatment of microbes such as for environmental, medical, food and beverage use. The invention relates inter alia to methods of controlling microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) or biofouling of a substrate or fluid in an industrial or domestic system.

Resumen de: US2022362332A1

The present invention relates to antimicrobial peptides derived from Romo1 protein, and provides various peptides having the amino acid sequence of the α-helix 2 region of the Romo1 protein and an antibacterial composition containing each of the peptides, as a result of confirming that the peptides have antibacterial activity against gram-positive, gram-negative and multidrug-resistant bacteria. The Romo1-derived peptides and variants thereof have better bactericidal capability against various types of bacteria and multidrug-resistant bacteria than existing antibiotics and antibiotic peptides, and have antibacterial activity against various bacteria in blood vessels, and are novel antibiotics that may be provided as substances for the prevention or treatment of a wide range of bacterial infectious diseases. A composition containing the antimicrobial peptide of the present invention is suitable for various applications, including drugs, quasi-drugs, food and feed additives, pesticides and cosmetic additives, to prevent or treat infectious diseases.

Resumen de: US2022361422A1

The present invention discloses an endophytic fungal strain Magnaporthaceae sp. M-B927 and an application thereof, and belongs to the technical filed of microbial applications. The deposit number of the endophytic fungal strain M-B927 is CCTCC M 2021503, and the scientific name thereof is Magnaporthaceae sp. The endophytic fungal strain M-B927 can enhance the resistance of rice against seedling leaf blast with a control efficiency of 73.06% and a disease index reduced by 52.22. Popularization and application of the biological control efficiency of the endophytic fungus M-B927 against seedling leaf blast in rice has great potential in the field of agriculture.

Resumen de: US2022361435A1

The present invention relates to a composition of seaweed algal extracts having a dry matter content between 18-36%. These extracts preferably belong to Ascophyllum nodosum. The said extracts are also characterised using bioactive compounds found in them inherently. The present invention also provides a method of making the said composition and characterising the same.

Resumen de: AU2021263475A1

Compositions and methods are provided for enhancing plant health, growth and/or yields of crop plants by, for example, applying a microbial combination to the roots and/or soil in which the plant is growing.

Resumen de: AU2021257245A1

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method of preventing and/or reducing

Resumen de: AU2021250446A1

The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one polypeptide, which polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence set out in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 51 or 101 to 111 or an amino acid sequence having at least about 80% sequence identify thereto and which polypeptide is capable of binding to a fungus. The invention further relates to a composition comprising at least one polypeptide, which polypeptide comprises a CDR1 region having the amino acid sequence set out in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 52 to 67 or 112 to 122, a CDR2 region having the amino acid sequence set out in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 68 to 83 or 123 to 133, and a CDR3 region having the amino acid sequence set out in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 84 to 100 or 134 to 144 and which polypeptide is capable of binding to a fungus. The compositions may be used as anti-fungal compositions.

Resumen de: AU2021260878A1

New insecticidal proteins, nucleotides, peptides, and their expression in plants. Methods of producing new nucleotides and new peptides, new processes, new production techniques, new formulations, and new organisms. The present disclosure is also related to and describes novel peptides called TVPs, which are non-natural peptide variations based upon the U1-agatoxin-Ta1b toxin derived from the Hobo spider. Here, we describe: genes encoding TVPs; formulations and combinations comprising TVP genes and/or peptides; and methods using the same that are useful for the control of pests.

Resumen de: AU2022252843A1

The present disclosure relates to the production of red blood cells from hematopoietic stem cells, by differentiating such cells in the presence of a protein that induces cell survival and proliferation.

Resumen de: US2022363607A1

Compositions and methods are provided for enhancing plant immunity, health, growth and yields using a combination of microbes and/or their growth by-products. Specifically, the subject invention enhances plant health, growth and/or yields using a combination of a Trichoderma spp. fungus and a Bacillus spp. bacterium. Specifically, in one embodiment, the subject invention utilizes Trichoderma harzianum and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens.

Resumen de: WO2022239908A1

The present invention relates to an antibacterial UV spray coating agent and, to an antibacterial coating agent which does not comprise heavy metals so as to be safe, and which comprises a thermosetting agent and a UV curing paint to enable a coating layer to be formed, and thus can exhibit semi-permanent antibacterial activity.

Resumen de: WO2022237063A1

The present application provides a Syzygium infra-rubiginosum extract fungicide, and a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. The fungicide comprises extracts from the stems and leaves of Syzygium infra-rubiginosum, in particular, a methanol crude extract and compounds 1, 2, and 3 obtained by separation and purification. The fungicide has the advantages such as high efficiency, low toxicity, low residue, no pollution, low cost, strong fungicidal activity, broad fungicidal spectrum, and simple separation process, has a fungicidal activity and broad spectrum better than those of commercial botanical fungicides, carvacrol and eugenol, has significant prevention and control effect on banana anthracnose, cowpea powdery mildew, and mango postharvest disease, and can be used as a potential fungicide for plant fungal diseases.

Resumen de: WO2022240781A1

Compositions and methods for the treatment, prevention, or reversal of a central nervous system (CNS) injury or disorder in a patient in need that include administering a therapeutically effective amount of meningeal immune cells are disclosed. Specifically, the meningeal immune cells comprise Ly6C+ monocytes. Further disclosed are wherein the meningeal immune cells are modified to include a drug or gene therapeutic compound, and wherein the modified meningeal immune cells are configured to deliver the drug or gene therapeutic compound to the CNS of the subject via the parenchyma or meningeal tissue of the subject.

Resumen de: WO2022240555A1

Insect inhibitory compositions comprising certain Chryseobacterium organisms, compositions and compounds derived from Chryseobacterium organisms, methods of using the compositions to inhibit insects that are injurious to humans, animals, and plants, and methods of making the compositions are disclosed.

Resumen de: WO2022239840A1

The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a dried cell of a microorganism having a plant protecting ability, the dried cell having a high survival rate; a method for producing the dried cell; an agricultural preparation composition containing the dried cell; and a method for controlling a plant disease, the method comprising applying the agricultural preparation composition.　The dried cell according to the present invention mainly contains a microorganism having a plant protecting ability, and contains particles each having a particle diameter of 100 μm or more in an amount of 80% by mass or more relative to the whole mass of a pulverized product of the cell.　The dried cell is produced by a method comprising a step for culturing a microorganism having a plant protecting ability in a liquid culture medium, a step for freeze-drying the cultured product, a step for pulverizing the freeze-dried product, and a step for sieving the pulverized product on a sieve to remove a minus sieve fraction.　The dried cell according to the present invention has excellent storage stability and dispersibility, in which the survival rate of the microorganism having a plant protecting ability is high.

Resumen de: WO2022238663A1

Disclosed is a nanoemulsion with a continuous aqueous phase and a dispersed lipid phase, wherein the dispersed lipid phase contains mineral particles consisting of clusters of phyllosilicate sheets swollen with water and exfoliated, at least one essential oil and an amphiphilic dispersing agent.

Resumen de: US2022361506A1

The present invention discloses an endophytic fungal strain Pseudophialophora sp. P-B313 and an application thereof, and belongs to the technical filed of microbial applications. The deposit number of the endophytic fungal strain P-B313 is CCTCC M 2021504, and the scientific name thereof is Pseudophialophora sp. The endophytic fungal strain P-B313 can enhance the resistance of rice against seedling leaf blast with a control efficiency of 87.56% and a disease index reduced by 62.59. The biological control efficiency of the endophytic fungus P-B313 against seedling leaf blast in rice has great value by promotion and applications thereof in the field of agriculture.

Resumen de: US2022361505A1

Soil plant productivity is improved by manipulation of soil microflora. The soil microflora is manipulated by addition of a bacterium belonging to Rhizobium (Rhizobiales) to the soil.

Resumen de: WO2022238627A1

The present invention relates to novel quorum sensing inhibitors and compositions containing said inhibitors. These inhibitors disturb the establishment of bacterial biofilms, "swarming" and the production of secondary metabolites of bacteria, in particular pathogenic bacteria, by a mechanism for inhibiting bacterial communication, referred to as quorum sensing.

Resumen de: US2022364045A1

The present invention is directed to a transgenic bacterium including at least one polynucleotide encoding a Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) proteinaceous toxin. Further provided are compositions comprising the bacterium of the invention as well as methods of using same, such as for controlling a pest insect.