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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2020
Applicant:
Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Inc., Ithaca, NY (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
BOYCE THOMPSON INSTITUTE FOR PLANT RESEARCH, INC., Ithaca, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 43/16 (2006.01); A01P 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 43/16 (2013.01); A01P 1/00 (2021.08);
Abstract
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.