Plant Growth Bacterial Strain Patent US12599139B2
Summary
The USPTO granted Patent US12599139B2 to APHEA.BIO NV on April 14, 2026, covering a purified bacterial strain, bacterial population, microbial active ingredient, and methods for improving plant growth and yield in plants. The patent also covers conferring resistance to plant pathogen infections. Filed February 10, 2020 under Application No. 17425943, the patent contains 10 claims and is classified under CPC codes A01N 63/20 and C12N 1/205.
“The current invention relates to a purified bacterial strain for improving plant growth and/or yield.”
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The USPTO issued Patent US12599139B2 to APHEA.BIO NV for a purified bacterial strain and related compositions and methods designed to improve plant growth and yield. The patent covers a bacterial population, microbial active ingredient, agricultural active ingredient, and synthetic composition, along with methods for improving agronomic traits and conferring plant pathogen resistance.
Competitors in the agricultural biotechnology or biofertilizer sector should be aware that APHEA.BIO NV now holds enforceable exclusive rights to this bacterial strain technology in the United States. Any development of similar products may require licensing negotiations or design-around efforts to avoid infringement.
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Means and methods for improving plant growth and yield
Grant US12599139B2 Kind: B2 Apr 14, 2026
Assignee
APHEA.BIO NV
Inventors
Tom Viaene, Sofie Goormachtig, Thomas Simon, Behnoush Ghodsalavi, Steven Vandenabeele, Isabel Vercauteren
Abstract
The current invention relates to a purified bacterial strain for improving plant growth and/or yield. The invention also relates to a bacterial population, a microbial active ingredient, an agriculturally active ingredient, a synthetic composition, and methods for improving plant growth and/or yield by improving a trait of agronomic importance in a plant and by conferring resistance to a plant pathogen infection.
CPC Classifications
A01N 63/20 C12N 1/205 C12R 2001/41
Filing Date
2020-02-10
Application No.
17425943
Claims
10
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