Basf Se Corporation

Max-planck-gesellschaft Zur F&#xf6;rderung Der Wissenschaften E. V.

Institut Für Biotechnologie Und Wirkstoff-forschung Ggmbh

Eckhard Thines

Isabella Siepe

Louis Pergaud Sandjo

Till Opatz

Karl-Heinrich Schneider

Kristin Klappach

Kerstin Hage

Petra Sproete

Birgit Blanz

Luis Antelo

Heike Brueser

Katharina Landfester

Heidrun Anke

Thorsten Jabs

Frederik Wurm

Heike Brüser

Anja Schueffler

Doungporn Yiamsawas

Heilke Brueser

Jochen Fischer

Heike Bruser

Petra Sprote

Petra SPRÖTE

Anja SCHÜFFLER

The present invention relates to novel isolated bacterial strains, which are members of the genus, originally isolated from soil and showing antagonistic activity against a broad range of pathogens and being capable of producing antimicrobial metabolites. It was found that the strains Lu16774 and Lu17007 belong to a novel subspecies namedssp.while the strain Lu17015 belongs to a novel species which is proposed to be. The present invention also relates to microbial pesticide compositions comprising at least one of such novel bacterial strains, whole culture broth or a cell-free extract or a fraction thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of at least one of said novel bacterial strains having all the identifying characteristics of the respective bacterial strain or whole culture broth, cell-free extract, fraction and/or metabolite of the mutant thereof showing antagonistic activity against plant pathogens. The present invention also relates to a method of controlling or suppressing plant pathogens or preventing plant pathogen infections by applying such composition. The present invention also relates to novel fusaricidin-type compounds which are metabolites produced by the strains of the present invention.

Antifungalstrains, fusaricidin-type compounds, and their use

The present invention provides lignin nanoparticles containing a hydrophobic active agent and a process for the production of the lignin nanoparticles. The process involves the following steps: (i) dissolving modified lignin and a hydrophobic active agent in an organic solvent having low solubility in water; (ii) combining the solution with water and a surfactant to form a pre-emulsion; (iii) forming an emulsion from the pre-emulsion; and (iv) crosslinking the modified lignin to form the lignin nanoparticles, in which the modified lignin is lignin which is chemically modified to contain at least two functional groups suitable for polymerization and/or crosslinking.

Lignin biomaterial as agricultural drug carrier

The present invention relates to fungal strains, which are a member of the genusand have antifungal activity, and to cell-free extracts of said strains, culture media obtainable by culturing said strains and extrolites produced by said strains, all of which have fungicidal activity. The present invention further relates to compositions comprising said strains, extracts, culture media and extrolites, and their uses in the agrochemical field and the field of controlling phytopathogenic fungi in particular.

Antifungal penicillium strains, fungicidal extrolites thereof, and their use

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Mehlingen, Germany

Eckhard Thines