Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI), un proveedor de productos naturales para el manejo de plagas, ha presentado una solicitud de patente para un nuevo Bacilo sp. strain F727, to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The strain was first discovered from soil collected in California by one of MBI’s employees. The chemistry and genetic profiles appear to be unique from other known Bacilo especies. Además, los compuestos antifúngicos producidos por esta cepa son diferentes a los comerciales actuales. Bacilo productos biofungicidas.
En comparación, las pruebas con fungicidas químicos de uso común muestran que la nueva cepa tiene un alto nivel de actividad contra una amplia gama de patógenos fúngicos y bacterianos de las plantas, como el mildiú velloso.
Según Phyllis Himmel, vicepresidenta de I + D de MBI, Bacilo sp. strain F727 shows consistent fungicidal activity against Botrytis gray mold and downy mildews in plant tests. “We are excited to move this candidate to field trials on a broad range of crops in 2013,” she said. “The strain has also shown activity beyond plant disease control. Additional work is in progress to explore its usefulness as a plant growth promoter in crops such as corn, soybeans, tomatoes and turf.”