The present invention relates to the field of biocontrol of plant pathogenic fungi, particularly to bacterial strains effective in treating and/or preventing plant diseases associated with phytopathogenic fungi and/or oomycetes, preparations, lysates and extracts thereof and compositions comprising same, and methods of use thereof.

Methods are provided for enhanced production of microbial biosurfactants, the methods comprising co-cultivating Myxococcus xanthus and Pseudomonas chlororaphis. In certain embodiments, the biosurfactants are rhamnolipids or rhamnolipids-like glycolipids. In certain embodiments, other microbial growth by-products are produced, such as organic hydrocarbons including terpenes and/or terpenoids. Microbe-based products produced according to the subject methods are also provided, as well as their uses in, for example, agriculture, oil and gas recovery, and health care.

Pesticidal proteins exhibiting toxic activity against Lepidopteran pest species are disclosed, and include, but are not limited to, TIC13085 and TIC13087. DNA constructs are provided which contain a recombinant nucleic acid sequence encoding one or more of the disclosed pesticidal proteins. Transgenic plants, plant cells, seed, and plant parts resistant to Lepidopteran infestation are provided which contain recombinant nucleic acid sequences encoding the pesticidal proteins of the present invention. Methods for detecting the presence of the recombinant nucleic acid sequences or the proteins of the present invention in a biological sample, and methods of controlling Lepidopteran species pests using any of the TIC13085 and TIC13087 pesticidal proteins are also provided.

A method for transforming organic waste into carbon using sequential physical and biological degradation, including fermentation, drying under vacuum and elevated temperature followed by heating to a temperature of between 300° C. and 500° C. to promote carbonization and production of charcoal.

The present invention relates to a novel phase transfer solvent composition for enhanced CO.sub.2 and/or H.sub.2S capture from flue gas and biogas having various gaseous compositions. Further, the present invention provides a process of preparing the phase transfer solvent composition of the present invention.

A formulation to protect against kiwi bacteriosis, caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa), having the 5 biomass of the strains Pseudomona protegens ChC7 (RGM 2328) and CA2 (RGM 2329), plus excipients. This formulation enables direct protection against the pathogenic bacterium by activating defense genes present in plants and colonizing their interior, reducing the systemic damage caused by Psa and enabling the generation of protection during crop growth, especially during flowering.

The present disclosure concerns methods of using novel bacterial strains of 0617-T307, 0917-T305, 0917-T306, 0917-T307, 0118-T319, 0318-T327, and 0418-T328, the cell broth and novel metabolites produced from the bacterial strains, that can inhibit the growth of a variety of microbial species for a variety of crops and fungal pathogens. The methods include use of novel, potent antimicrobial metabolites produced from the strains corresponding to compounds having Formulas (I), (II), and (III):

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The present invention discloses a novel endophytic fungi, Ovatospora brasiliensis MTCC 25236 for the bioconversion of curcuminoids to Calebin-A and a method for its isolation from the rhizomes of Curcuma sp. The invention also discloses a method for the bioconversion of curcuminoids to Calebin-A using an endophytic fungi Ovatospora brasiliensis MTCC 25236 and bacterial species, Acinetobacter johnsonii and Pseudomonas putida.

The present disclosure concerns methods of using novel bacterial strains of 0617-T307, 0917-T305, 0917-T306, 0917-T307, 0118-T319, 0318-T327, and 0418-T328, the cell broth and novel metabolites produced from the bacterial strains, that can inhibit the growth of a variety of microbial species for a variety of crops. The methods include use of novel, potent antimicrobial metabolites produced from the strains corresponding to compounds having Formulas (I), (II), and (III):

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The present invention relates to the field of crop fertilization, and particularly to a biofertilizing bacterial strain. In particular, the present invention relates to the bacterial strain deposited on Oct. 24, 2018, at the Collection Nationale de Culture de Microorganismes (CNCM), 28 rue du Dr. Roux, 75724 PARIS CEDEX 15, under the Budapest Treaty under number CNCM I-5372, and to the uses of this strain. The invention also relates to a composition comprising the above-mentioned bacterial strain and to a fertilization process comprising the application of this composition to a plant or to a soil.