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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:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 06, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
James M Ligon, Apex, NC (US);
Dwight S Hill, Cary, NC (US);
Stephen T Lam, Raleigh, NC (US);
Thomas D Gaffney, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Nancy Torkewitz, Hurdle Mills, NC (US);
Assignee:
Novartis Finance Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; C12N / ; C05F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 932 ; 71-6 ; 424 9347 ; 424405 ; 43525234 ; 435876 ; 504111 ; 504117 ;
Abstract
Strains of Pseudomonas have been genetically engineered to have enhanced biocontrol properties. The strains of the invention are particularly effective against plant pathogenic fungi such as species of Rhizoctonia and Pythium, because the strains produce enhanced amounts of antifungal metabolites such as pyrrolnitrin that are active against these fungal pathogens. Both the genetically modified biocontrol strains and the antifungal metabolites can be used as active agents for biocontrol compositions.