US 11,959,065 B2
Bacillus megaterium bioactive compositions and metabolites
Ratnakar Asolkar, Davis, CA (US); Ana Lucia Cordova-Kreylos, Davis, CA (US); Margarita Rodriguez, Davis, CA (US); Carly Todd, Davis, CA (US); Debora Wilk, Davis, CA (US); and Pamela G. Marrone, Davis, CA (US)
Assigned to PRO FARM GROUP, INC., Davis, CA (US)
Filed by Pro Farm Group, Inc., Davis, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/836,261.
Application 17/836,261 is a continuation of application No. 16/834,377, filed on Mar. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,384,332.
Application 16/834,377 is a continuation of application No. 15/722,980, filed on Oct. 2, 2017, granted, now 10,645,936, issued on May 12, 2020.
Application 15/722,980 is a continuation of application No. 14/738,772, filed on Jun. 12, 2015, granted, now 9,801,386, issued on Oct. 31, 2017.
Application 14/738,772 is a continuation of application No. 13/832,407, filed on Mar. 15, 2013, granted, now 9,084,428, issued on Jul. 21, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/683,154, filed on Aug. 14, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2022/0315885 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C12N 1/20 (2006.01); A01N 37/10 (2006.01); A01N 63/22 (2020.01); A01P 5/00 (2006.01); C12P 7/40 (2006.01); C12R 1/11 (2006.01)
CPC C12N 1/20 (2013.01) [A01N 37/10 (2013.01); A01N 63/22 (2020.01); A01P 5/00 (2021.08); C12N 1/205 (2021.05); C12P 7/40 (2013.01); C12R 2001/11 (2021.05)] 5 Claims
 
1. A method for decreasing nematode infestation and/or promoting growth in a plant comprising the step of:
applying to the plant and/or seeds thereof and/or substrate used for growing said plant an effective amount of a whole cell broth collected from Bacillus megaterium strain H491 (NRRL Accession No. B-50769) fermentation, wherein said Bacillus megaterium strain H491 (NRRL Accession No. B-50769) comprises a 16S rRNA sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO. 7; and
optionally another substance, wherein said substance is a pesticide and/or plant growth promoting agent.