Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as Represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food

Ting Zhou

Jianhua Gong

Susan Boyetchko

Karen Sawchyn

Hai Yu

Patrice Audy

Rejean Desgagnes

Tim Dumonceaux

Xiu-Zhen Li

Bacterial strains, or extracts thereof, are effective to control, treat or prevent infection of solanaceous plants with, the causative agent of potato late blight disease. Also provided are biopesticidal formulations containing one or more of the bacterial strains or extracts thereof, and the use of the bacterial strains, extracts or biopesticidal formulations in the control, treatment and/or prevention of potato late blight disease.

Biopesticides for potato late blight disease

The invention provides a bacterial isolate defined by accession number 180507-1 filed with the International Depository Authority of Canada. The bacteria are capable of degrading trichothecene mycotoxins. Also provided are compositions comprising the bacteria and methods of preventing or treating food, foodstuffs, crops and harvested crops that are contaminated or susceptible to contamination with trichothecene mycotoxins. Kits are also provided.

Bacterial isolate and methods for detoxification of trichothecene mycotoxins

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Guelph, Canada

Ting Zhou