The present invention has revealed that an antiviral agent containing a serine protease such as subtilisin, nattokinase, and trypsin has an effect of inactivating non-envelope type viruses, and that combining such an antiviral agent containing a serine protease with a cationic polymer enhances the inactivation effect of the antiviral agent against non-envelope type viruses. As a result, an antiviral agent that is highly safe, that has a high virus inactivation ability, and that contains a component that is inexpensive in terms the manufacturing cost and a cationic polymer, was discovered.

A method for the preparation of bioactive compound by culturing a Bacillus species containing 16S rRNA having nucleotide sequence that is at least 80% identical to the nucleic acid sequence of the 16S rRNA of B. endophyticus DS43 of SEQ ID NO: 1. Tryptone soya broth (TSB) is an effective growth medium for the production of the bioactive compound. A growth medium used in the method contains date syrup and/or molasses. The isolated fluorescent bioactive compound has biocidal activity against bacteria including Serratia marcescens, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli.

A novel bacteria strain Bacillus velezensis ABN1001 was deposited at the International Depositary Authority of Canada. The bacteria, or mutants thereof, or metabolites produced by the bacteria, can be used in compositions for controlling plant disease, treating plant disease, and/or promoting plant growth.

The present invention relates to animal feed or animal feed additive comprising Bacillus strains which improve the health and performance of production animals. The invention further relates use of the Bacillus strains in animal feed and animal feed additives.

The present invention comprises methods and composition for control of plant pathogens. Isolated bacteria, deposited with ATCC under the Budapest Treaty, are effective to control plant pathogens.

The present invention relates to Bacillus strains which improves health and performance of production animals. The invention further relates to compositions comprising the Bacillus strains.

The present invention relates to a new isolated strain of the microorganism Bacillus halosaccharovorans which has nematicidal and insecticidal effect, the bacterial culture and the composition comprising it and their uses in the control of nematode and/or aphid infection in a plant. Also refers to a method to obtain the mutant strain of the invention.

A feed including cashew nut shell liquid and bacterial cells is provided for raising non-human monogastric animals such as chickens or pigs, wherein the cashew nut shell liquid content is not more than 500 ppm by mass with respect to the total amount of the feed. The feed can stimulate weight gain in non-human monogastric animals such as chickens or pigs and increase the efficiency in, for example, meat production.

The subject invention provides compositions and methods for reducing the carbon footprint of producing livestock. Microbe-based soil treatment compositions reduce greenhouse gas emissions from producing livestock feed, and in turn, improve the health and productivity of livestock animals.

The subject invention provides materials and methods for reducing deleterious atmospheric gases, such as greenhouse gases (GHGs) by enhancing utilization and storage of carbon in plants, as well as increasing the sequestration of carbon in plant and soil matter in the form of degradation-resistant organic polymers.