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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2001
Applicants:
John T. Loh, Knoxville, TN (US);
Gary Stacey, Knoxville, TN (US);
Inventors:
John T. Loh, Knoxville, TN (US);
Gary Stacey, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
University of Tennessee Research Corp., Inc., Knoxville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N063/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The subject invention relates to compounds and compositions which induce transcripts of the nolA gene in nitrogen-fixing bacteria, such as. Novel bacterial strains which are insensitive too NolA, soil inoculants comprising NolA insensitive bacteria and/or nolA inducers, and methods of increasing nitrogen fixation in legumes are also disclosed.