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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan S Paau, Middleton, WI (US);
Mari L Bennett, Stoughton, WI (US);
Lori L Graham, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
W. R. Grace & Co. - Conn., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; A61K / ; C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 / ; 424 / ; 435244 ; 435254 ;
Abstract
A method is disclosed for enhancing the biocontrol effect of microbial biocontrol agents used to combat fungal plant disease. The microbial biocontrol agent is fermented, formulated, or packaged in the presence of deactivated target pathogen such as a culture lethally heated pathogenic fungus. The treated biocontrol agent is enhanced in its activity by the contact with the inactivated pathogen.