Fungicidal toxins from biocontrol bacteria
US6034124A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 16, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12R2001/085
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A biocontrol bacteria, Bacillus cereus ATCC 53522, has been found to naturally synthesize two antibiotics, here designated zwittermicin A and antibiotic B. Zwittermicin A is a 396 dalton linear aminopolyol, a class of metabolite previously unknown in B. cereus. Antibiotic B is an aminoglycoside. Both antibiotics exhibit inhibitory activity on many fungal and bacterial pathogens.
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