Bacteria and method for controlling plant disease using the same
US8728459B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 2, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A40/10
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a means for imparting resistance against pathogenic fungal, pathogenic bacterial, or pathogenic viral disease to agriculturally useful plants. The present invention relates to a bacterium belonging to the genus Azospirillum or the genus Herbaspirillum capable of imparting resistance against pathogenic fungal, pathogenic bacterial, or pathogenic viral disease to a host plant by living symbiotically within the plant, a method for controlling plant disease using the bacteria, and plants produced by such method.
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