Patents by Inventor Jesus FRANCES ORTEGA

Jesus FRANCES ORTEGA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM STRAIN FOR THE CONTROL OF FIRE BLIGHT
    Publication number: 20160113286
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the strain Lactobacillus plantarum TC92, as well as to mutants thereof, and to the use of said strain as a pesticide for controlling fire blight in plants of the Rosaceae family. Additional aspects of the invention relate to methods for producing the L. plantarum strain TC92, pesticide compositions containing said strain and an extract of L. plantarum TC92 exhibiting antagonistic activity towards E. amylovora, which is useful for controlling fire blight. The invention further relates to a method for the biological control of fire blight in plants of the Rosaceae family, which comprises treating said plants with the L. plantarum strain TC92 or the extract of L. plantarum TC92.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: UNIVERSITAT DE GIRONA
    Inventors: Emilio MONTESINOS SEGUÍ, Anna BONATERRA CARRERAS, Gemma ROSELLO PRADOS, Jesus FRANCES ORTEGA, Laura MONTESINOS BARREDA, Esther BADOSA ROMANO