Larry J Halverson

US Patent:

55433014, Aug 6, 1996

Filed:

Mar 30, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/220404

Inventors:

Jo Handelsman - Madison WI
Larry Halverson - Berkeley CA
Eric V. Stabb - Madison WI
Benjamin Lethbridge - Madison WI
Laura Silo - Madison WI

Assignee:

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation - Madison WI

International Classification:

C12Q 104
C12N 120

US Classification:

435 34

Abstract:

The invention includes a substantially pure preparation of Bacillus cereus antibiotic. The invention further includes a seed inoculum for application to seeds to be protected from damping off and root rot including a non-interfering carrier and an effective quantity of Bacillus cereus antibiotic, and a method for protecting plants in a growing medium from damping off and root rot including the step of placing in the growing medium in the immediate vicinity of the plant to be protected an effective quantity of Bacillus cereus antibiotic.