	US 11,963,531 B2
	Microbial compositions and methods
Kenneth L. Ferreira, Wentzville, MO (US); Linda L. Lutfiyya, St. Louis, MO (US); Ryan T. McCann, San Diego, CA (US); and Scott R. Schaecher, Webster Groves, MO (US)
Assigned to Monsanto Technology LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Monsanto Technology LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/671,262.
Application 17/671,262 is a division of application No. 16/475,631, granted, now 11,317,633, previously published as PCT/US2018/012084, filed on Jan. 2, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/573,071, filed on Oct. 16, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/449,981, filed on Jan. 24, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/441,929, filed on Jan. 3, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0240519 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
Int. Cl. A01N 63/22 (2020.01); A01C 1/06 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); A01N 25/04 (2006.01); C12R 1/07 (2006.01)

CPC A01N 63/22 (2020.01) [A01C 1/06 (2013.01); C12N 1/205 (2021.05); A01N 25/04 (2013.01); C12R 2001/07 (2021.05)]

27 Claims

1. An isolated Bacillus psychrosaccharolyticus strain, wherein

(a) the Bacillus strain has been deposited as ATCC accession number PTA-123720 or PTA-124246;

(b) the Bacillus strain has a 16S rDNA sequence that is at least 99.7%, identical to SEQ ID NO: 1 and/or 2, and wherein the Bacillus strain confers a positive agricultural trait or benefit to a crop plant when the crop plant is treated or associated with the Bacillus strain; or

(c) the Bacillus strain has a genome sequence that is at least 99.7% identical to the corresponding genome sequence of the Bacillus psychrosaccharolyticus strain deposited as ATCC accession number PTA-123720 or PTA 124246, and wherein the Bacillus strain confers a positive agricultural trait or benefit to a crop plant treated or associated with the Bacillus strain; and

wherein the isolated Bacillus strain has been freeze-dried or lyophilized.