Absstract of: US2022248672A1

Compositions and methods for modulating a microbiome are disclosed. In accordance with the instant invention, methods of modifying and/or modulating a microbiome (e.g., the composition of a microbiome) are provided. The methods of the instant invention comprise contacting the microbiome (e.g., the assemblage of organisms composing the microbiome) with a compound excreted by an organism (e.g., nematode), particularly an organism that naturally lives in or is part of the microbiome.

Absstract of: US2022248884A1

An improved beverage holder for supporting a beverage or beverage container while also providing pest repellant properties.

Absstract of: AU2022204835A1

C:\Users \g\AppDaa\Roam ManagWork\Recent\35574875AU Methods and Agricultural Compositions for Pr nting or Controlling Plant Disases\Abstract fro PCT(23105023.1).docx-6/072022 The disclosure provides a method treating, preventing, and/or controlling plant diseases by applying the agricultural composition comprising a bacterial isolate belonging to Paenibacillus or Bacillus. Also, the disclosure provides a method of enhancing disease resistance of a plant seed by applying the agricultural composition to the plant seed, and an agricultural composition comprising the bacterial isolate.

Absstract of: AU2020424969A1

A biopesticide composition comprising a synergistic bioactive core consisting of: essential oil, oleoresin, aqueous, alcoholic or hydroalcoholic extract of root or rhizomes of Zingiber officinale Roscoe and cinnamaldehyde or source of cinnamaldehyde. Said composition may contain at least one secondary component and/or inert substances. The present invention also relates to the method for obtaining it, as well as the use thereof in agriculture, parks and sports facilities against pests belonging to the whitefly group.

Absstract of: US2022248683A1

The present invention includes modified and unmodified microbes, compositions comprising these microbes, and methods of using these microbes and/or compositions for enhancing plant health, plant growth plant yield and/or drought tolerance. This disclosure also provides non-naturally occurring plant varieties that are artificially infected with microbes descried herein, as well as seed, reproductive tissue, vegetative tissue, regenerative tissues, plant parts, or progeny thereof.

Absstract of: US2022248668A1

Described herein are antimicrobial nanoclay comprising two or more cationic antimicrobials. The nanoclay is a phyllosilicate clay and the two or more cationic antimicrobials are individually selected from the group consisting of a quaternary ammonium compound, a metal ion-containing, a cationic chelating agent, a cationic amino acid-based surfactant, a cationic antibiotic, and a cationic compound having a guanidine moiety. The two or more different antimicrobials are incorporated into the nanoclay by a cationic exchange process. Also described are methods for preparing such antimicrobial nanoclays. The antimicrobial nanoclays may be used for conferring antimicrobial activity to an article of manufacture and/or for providing antimicrobial activity to a surface.

Absstract of: US2022249616A1

The present invention relates to a natriuretic peptide selected from the group made up of (i) osteocrin, an osteocrin propeptide of osteocrin derivative, (ii) a lebetin, a lebetin fragment, or a lebetin or lebetin fragment derivative, and (iii) an ANP peptide, ANP propeptide or ANP peptide derivative, for the use thereof in a method for therapeutically treating a bacterial infection associated with a bacterial biofilm in a subject, wherein said natriuretic peptide disperses the bacterial biofilm. In a particular embodiment, the natriuretic peptide is used in combination with an antibiotic.

Absstract of: WO2022167861A1

The claimed invention consists of the alcoholic extract of the Trachyspermum plant. Thymol as the main active ingredient of this compound and, gamma terpinene and carvacrol, as synergists, significantly increase the pesticidal effect of this compound. To obtain the alcoholic extract of the Trachyspermum plant, the seeds of the Trachyspermum plant are grinded with a milling machine. The ground powder of Trachyspermum is mixed with alcohol (ethanol) and heated and subsequently after settling of the liquid inside the Soxhlet, the composition is evaporated using the rotary evaporator in a vacuum to evaporate the ethanol.

Absstract of: US2022248684A1

A Methylobacterium sp. nov. strain, deposited under accession number CECT 9580, to compositions comprising it, and its use as bio-stimulant and endophyte nitrogen-fixing bacterium in plants.

Absstract of: US2022248687A1

Provided is a method for promoting bacterial cell wall degradation. A method for promoting cell wall degradation, comprising allowing an N-acetylmuramidase to act on a bacterium in the presence of one or more saccharides selected from the group consisting of: a monosaccharide wherein the monosaccharide is an aldopentose, an L-aldohexose, or a ketohexose; a disaccharide, an oligosaccharide, and a polysaccharide each containing one or more of the monosaccharides as a constituent saccharide; and a derivative thereof.

Absstract of: US2022248686A1

Pesticidal proteins exhibiting toxic activity against Lepidopteran pest species are disclosed, and include, but are not limited to, TIC7941, TIC7941PL_1, TIC7941PL_2, and TIC7941PL_3. DNA constructs are provided which contain a recombinant nucleic acid sequence encoding one or more of the disclosed pesticidal proteins. Transgenic plants, plant cells, seed, and plant parts resistant to Lepidopteran infestation are provided which contain recombinant nucleic acid sequences encoding the pesticidal proteins of the present invention. Methods for detecting the presence of the recombinant nucleic acid sequences or the proteins of the present invention in a biological sample, and methods of controlling Lepidopteran species pests using any of the TIC7941, TIC7941PL_1, TIC7941PL_2, and TIC7941PL_3 pesticidal proteins are also provided. Also disclosed are methods and compositions to improve the insecticidal activity of a pesticidal protein against an insect pest species. Further disclosed are method and compositions to reduce expression of a pesticidal protein in the reproductive tissues of a transgenic plant.

Absstract of: US2022248685A1

The present invention concerns an agrochemical composition comprising: —particles of at least one silicate; —one or more fungicide(s) selected from the group consisting of strobilurin fungicides, triazole fungicides, dithio-carbamate fungicides, succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors and biofungicides. The invention also concerns a method for treating a plant wherein a composition as described above is applied onto or next to at least one part of said plant.

Absstract of: US2022248691A1

A systemic, broad-spectrum herbicide comprises a water-soluble extract of one or more plant parts of rhubarb and yew. The herbicide can also contain other plant material, including plant parts of Bryonia and Laburnum. The herbicide, which is based on natural products can translocate to the roots of a plant, when the herbicide is applied to an aerial part of the plant. The herbicide can eradicate grasses, mosses and weeds, including bindweed, nettles and dockweed.

Absstract of: US2022248690A1

The present disclosure provides insecticides that can specifically target mosquitoes based on their sex. These sex-specific insecticides prevent maturation or development of larvae into adult insects using interfering RNA (iRNA). The present disclosure further provides compositions comprising sex-linked iRNA and methods of controlling, reducing, or treating an insect infestation with the iRNA or compositions described herein. The compositions and methods described herein can be used to sort mosquitoes based on sex.

Absstract of: US2022248688A1

An antifungal composition showing broad antifungal activity includes at least one peptidic fragment with antifungal activity. The composition has a broad antifungal spectrum and could be used as a food, cosmetic, coating and/or paint, or to enhance the antifungal properties of other antifungal agents in these products, or any other application where broad antifungal activity is required. Several peptidic fragments and their possible modifications to ensure optimal activity are detailed. Methods for producing and formulating the antifungal composition are also disclosed.

Absstract of: US2022248689A1

Storage-stable compositions for generating antimicrobial activity are described. The compositions comprise an enzyme that is able to convert a substrate to release hydrogen peroxide, and an unrefined natural substance, such as a honey, that includes a substrate for the enzyme. In certain embodiments, the enzyme is a purified enzyme. In other embodiments, the substrate lacks catalase activity, and the enzyme is additional to any enzyme activity able to convert the substrate to release hydrogen peroxide that may be present in the unrefined natural substance. The storage-stable compositions do not include sufficient free water to allow the enzyme to convert the substrate. Use of the compositions to treat microbial infections and wounds is described, as well as methods for their production.

Absstract of: US2022249576A1

A method of inhibiting mycotoxin synthesis in filamentous fungi comprises contacting the filamentous fungi with a composition comprising Vibrio gazogenes, ATCC. Additionally, infections caused by filamentous fungi can be inhibited by contacting the filamentous fungi with a composition comprising Vibrio gazogenes, ATCC 43942. Endosomal function in filamentous fungi can be disrupted by contacting the filamentous fungi with a composition comprising Vibrio gazogenes, ATCC 43942. Hyphal fusion formation can be restricted in filamentous fungi by contacting the filamentous fungi with a composition comprising Vibrio gazogenes, ATCC 43942.

Absstract of: US2022249577A1

The present invention relates to methods and compositions comprising viable spores of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strains for controlling or reducing mite infestations, such as the control and reduction of infestations produced by Dermanyssus gallinae (poultry red mite).

Absstract of: US2022251501A1

The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing a fermented soy product comprising: inoculating a Bacillus amyloliquefaciens CJ24-34 (KCCM12038P) strain into a soybean meal or a soy protein concentrate; and obtaining a fermented soybean meal or a fermented soy protein concentrate, which is fermented by culturing the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain, a fermented soy product prepared by the method, and an animal feed composition comprising the fermented product. The fermented soy product prepared by the method does not contain mucilage, shows an excellent antibacterial activity, and has a high content of low molecular weight peptides.

Absstract of: US2022251598A1

Nucleotide sequences are disclosed encoding novel, insecticidal TIC4747 and related proteins exhibiting Hemipteran and Lepidopteran inhibitory activity, as well as fragments thereof. Particular embodiments provide compositions and transformed plants, plant parts, and seeds containing a polynucleotide construct encoding one or more of the toxin proteins within the TIC4747-related protein toxin class.

Absstract of: US2022251596A1

The present invention discloses a genus of insect inhibitory proteins that exhibit properties directed to controlling Lepidopteran and/or Hemipteran crop pests, methods of using such proteins, nucleotide sequences encoding such proteins, methods of detecting and isolating such proteins, and their use in agricultural systems.

Absstract of: WO2022169437A1

A means (composition) in the form of a tablet for neutralizing unpleasant odor from the toilet and preventing bacterial growth, contains proteolytic enzymes (protease) and additionally a complex of sodium bicarbonate, citric acid and a surfactant for foaming, as well as EDTA disodium (Trilon B), sodium percarbonate, dye and fragrance. Under the conditions of preliminary application of the specified means there is no need for washing away of a mix of urine with the water which is contained in a hydraulic lock of a lavatory pan.

Absstract of: EP4039095A1

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.

Absstract of: US2021100243A1

A composition and method for insect repellent is provided. The composition in one form has on a weight percentage basis 10-20% 2,6-dimethyl-7-octen-2-ol; 0.1-5% 2,6-octadienal, 3,7-dimethyl-; 1-10% benzyl benzoate; 0.01-2% citral; 1-10% hexamethylindanopyran; 10-40% lavender oil; 20-50% Lemon Oil Argentina; 5-15% Lime Oil Distilled Mexican; 0.01-3% limonene; 5-15% rosemary oil; and optionally 0.1-10% an insect repellent active ingredient selected from the group consisting of N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET), ethyl butylacetylaminopropionate and picaridin. The composition has insect repellent properties.

Absstract of: EP4039816A1

This invention relates to the use of CRISPR nucleic acids to screen for essential and non-essential genes and expendable genomic islands in bacteria, archaea, algae and/or yeast, to kill bacteria, archaea, algae and/or yeast, to identify the phenotype of a gene or genes, and/or to screen for reduced genome size and/or a gene deletion in bacteria, archaea, algae and/or yeast.