Patents by Inventor Laura Silo-Suh

Laura Silo-Suh 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).

  • Fungicidal toxins from biocontrol bacteria
    Patent number: 6034124
    Abstract: A biocontrol bacteria, Bacillus cereus ATCC 53522, has been found to naturally synthesize two antibiotics, here designated zwittermicin A and antibiotic B. Zwittermicin A is a 396 dalton linear aminopolyol, a class of metabolite previously unknown in B. cereus. Antibiotic B is an aminoglycoside. Both antibiotics exhibit inhibitory activity on many fungal and bacterial pathogens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jo Handelsman, Laura Silo-Suh, Jon Clardy, Haiyin He
  • Fungicidal toxins from biocontrol bacteria
    Patent number: 5852054
    Abstract: A biocontrol bacteria, Bacillus cereus ATCC 53522, has been found to naturally synthesize two antibiotics, here designated zwittermicin A and antibiotic B. Zwittermicin A is a 396 dalton linear aminopolyol, a class of metabolite previously unknown in B. cereus. Antibiotic B is an aminoglycoside. Both antibiotics exhibit inhibitory activity on many fungal and bacterial pathogens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jo Handelsman, Laura Silo-Suh, Jon Clardy, Haiyin He