The disclosure provides a method of using a bacterium that is a Bacillus, Streptomyces, Microbacterium, Micrococcus, Rhodococcus, Pseudomonas, Arthrobacter or Staphylococcus and/or a biosurfactant-containing extract isolated from said bacterium, as an antimicrobial agent against a foodborne or a plant bacterial or fungal pathogen, wherein the bacterium optionally comprises at least 3 of bacilysin, difficidin, macrolactin h, bacillaene, bacillomycin d, fengycin, surfactin and bacillibactin. The disclosure also provides a plant or plant part bacterized or coated with a Bacillus or a biosurfactant-containing extract isolated from the Bacillus and a method of protecting a plant or plant part against a bacterial or fungal pathogen comprising bacterizing or coating the plant or plant part with a Bacillus or a biosurfactant-containing extract isolated from the Bacillus, wherein the Bacillus produces or the extract contains at least 3 of bacilysin, difficidin, macrolactin h, bacillaene, bacillomycin d, fengycin, surfactin and bacillibactin.

The present invention relates to a composition comprising a biologically pure culture of Bacillus spp. strain NRRL B-67746 and mutants of that strain having all the identifying characteristics of the strain. The present invention also provides a method of promoting plant growth, wherein the method comprises applying such strain or mutants to the plant, to a part of the plant and/or to a locus of the plant.

The present invention relates to a composition comprising a biologically pure culture of Bacillus spp. strain NRRL B-67746 and mutants of that strain having all the identifying characteristics of the strain. The present invention also provides a method of promoting plant growth, wherein the method comprises applying such strain or mutants to the plant, to a part of the plant and/or to a locus of the plant.

The present disclosure provides isolated Bacillus strains, as well as compositions comprising one or more of the isolated strains and methods of using the isolated strains and compositions to enhance crop growth/yield.

The present disclosure provides isolated Bacillus strains, as well as compositions comprising one or more of the isolated strains and methods of using the isolated strains and compositions to enhance crop growth/yield.

Disclosed embodiments concern concentrated compositions comprising a microbial suspension and a preservative system, such as a paraben preservative, an isothiazolinone preservative, and a quaternary ammonium preservative. Microbes used to form the compositions generally are spore-forming microbes, such as bacteria or fungi, with representative embodiments concerning compositions comprising Bacillus. Concentrated compositions may be formulated by combining a Prep A composition comprising a microbial suspension with a Prep B composition comprising a preservative system. Preserved concentrated microbial compositions may be formulated at any of various concentrations relative to diluted, ready-to-use compositions, such as 40×, 50×, 80×, 100× and 250× compositions. Diluted microbial suspension compositions can be used as a cleaning product, an odor control aid, as a janitorial product, as an agricultural product, as a product to treat wastewater, as an environmental product, or as a processing aid.

Disclosed embodiments concern concentrated compositions comprising a microbial suspension and a preservative system, such as a paraben preservative, an isothiazolinone preservative, and a quaternary ammonium preservative. Microbes used to form the compositions generally are spore-forming microbes, such as bacteria or fungi, with representative embodiments concerning compositions comprising Bacillus. Concentrated compositions may be formulated by combining a Prep A composition comprising a microbial suspension with a Prep B composition comprising a preservative system. Preserved concentrated microbial compositions may be formulated at any of various concentrations relative to diluted, ready-to-use compositions, such as 40×, 50×, 80×, 100× and 250× compositions. Diluted microbial suspension compositions can be used as a cleaning product, an odor control aid, as a janitorial product, as an agricultural product, as a product to treat wastewater, as an environmental product, or as a processing aid.

The present disclosure is generally directed to an anucleated cell-based platforms for encapsulation and delivery of agricultural compounds. Disclosed herein are compositions for the stable and targeted delivery of agricultural compounds within achromosomal and/or anucleated cells. The present disclosure also provides methods of improving encapsulation and retention of agricultural compounds in achromosomal and/or anucleated cells.

The present disclosure is generally directed to an anucleated cell-based platforms for encapsulation and delivery of agricultural compounds. Disclosed herein are compositions for the stable and targeted delivery of agricultural compounds within achromosomal and/or anucleated cells. The present disclosure also provides methods of improving encapsulation and retention of agricultural compounds in achromosomal and/or anucleated cells.

Methods for controlling phytopathogenic fungi with a combination of fungicides comprising Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, in particular Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FCC1256, and a succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor, in particular fluindapyr, are provided. Fungicidal compositions comprising a combination of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and a succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor are further provided. The methods and compositions provide particular utility for the control of Phakopsora pachyrhizi and Phakopsora meibomiae and Puccinia triticina.