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Bacillus cereus strain W35
Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
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Filing: 1998-05-27
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Granted: 2000-03-07
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Expires: 2018-05-27
Abstract
Abstract A novel strain of Bacillus cereus, designated W35 is useful as a biocontrol agent to combat fungal damping off disease in field crop plants. W35 produces the antibiotic zwittermicin A. Strain W35 is distinguished from other zwittermicin-producing Bacillus cereus strains by resistance to phage P7, antibiotic resistance, and colony morphology.
Inventors
- 👤 Jo Handelsman
- 👤 Sandra J Stewart
- 👤 Eric V Stabb
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-05 22:02
CPC Classifications
C; C12; C12P; C12P13/00; C12P13/02; A; A01; A01N; A01N63/00; A01N63/20; A01N63/22; C12N; C12N1/00; C12N1/20; C12N1/205; C12R; C12R2001/00; C12R2001/01; C12R2001/07
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
22 words
A biologically pure culture of a Bacillus cereus strain having all of the identifying characteristics of Bacillus cereus strain W35 ATCC 202074.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
22 words
A biologically pure culture of a Bacillus cereus strain having all of the identifying characteristics of Bacillus cereus strain W35 ATCC 202074.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The culture of claim 1, wherein the strain is W35 ATCC 202074.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A biologically pure culture of a mutant of Bacillus cereus strain W35 ATCC 202074 the mutant strain retaining the ability to produce protects a plant against damping off disease.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A biologically pure culture of a mutant of Bacillus cereus strain W35 ATCC 202074 the mutant strain retaining the ability to produce protects a plant against damping off disease.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The culture of claim 3, wherein the plant is an alfalfa plant.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The culture of claim 3, wherein the plant is a tomato plant.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
68 words
An inoculum for application to a plant comprising a carrier and bacteria in a quantity effective to protect the plant from damping off disease, the bacteria selected from the group consisting of a Bacillus cereus having all of the identifying characteristics of Bacillus cereus W35 ATCC 202074 and a mutant of Bacillus cereus W35 ATCC 202074 which produces zwittermicin A and protects the plant against damping off disease.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
68 words
An inoculum for application to a plant comprising a carrier and bacteria in a quantity effective to protect the plant from damping off disease, the bacteria selected from the group consisting of a Bacillus cereus having all of the identifying characteristics of Bacillus cereus W35 ATCC 202074 and a mutant of Bacillus cereus W35 ATCC 202074 which produces zwittermicin A and protects the plant against damping off disease.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
68 words
A method for protecting plants growing in a medium from damping off disease comprising the steps of placing at least in the immediate vicinity of the plant to be protected an effective quantity of a bacteria selected from the group consisting of Bacillus cereus W35 (ATCC 202074) and a mutant thereof retaining the ability to produce zwittermicin A and the ability to protect plants from damping off disease.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
68 words
A method for protecting plants growing in a medium from damping off disease comprising the steps of placing at least in the immediate vicinity of the plant to be protected an effective quantity of a bacteria selected from the group consisting of Bacillus cereus W35 (ATCC 202074) and a mutant thereof retaining the ability to produce zwittermicin A and the ability to protect plants from damping off disease.
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