ENTEROBACTER SP- 638 AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel species of Enterobacter, Enterobacter sp. 638, and to its use in connection, for example, with a method for increasing growth in a plant, increasing biomass in a plant, increasing fruit and/or seed productivity in a plant, increasing disease tolerance and/or resistance in a plant, and increasing drought tolerance and/or resistance in a plant, as compared to a control or wild-type plant grown under identical conditions without application of the inventive method or composition. The methods include applying an effective amount of a composition, which includes an isolated culture of Enterobacter sp. 638, to the plant.
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- 3. An inoculant for a plant, comprising an isolated culture of Enterobacter sp. 638 and a biologically acceptable medium.
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- 14. A method for increasing growth in a plant, the method comprising applying a composition to the plant in an amount effective for increasing growth in the plant, wherein the composition comprises an isolated culture of Enterobacter sp. 638.
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- 21. A method for increasing biomass in a plant, the method comprising applying a composition to the plant in an amount effective for increasing biomass in the plant, wherein the composition comprises an isolated culture of Enterobacter sp. 638.
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- 28. A method for increasing fruit and/or seed productivity in a plant, the method comprising applying a composition to the plant in an amount effective for increasing fruit and/or seed productivity in the plant, wherein the composition comprises an isolated culture of Enterobacter sp. 638.
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- 35. A method for increasing disease tolerance in a plant comprising applying a composition to the plant in an amount effective for increasing disease tolerance in the plant, wherein the composition comprises an isolated culture of Enterobacter sp. 638.
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43. A method of increasing drought tolerance in a plant comprising applying a composition to the plant in an amount effective for increasing disease tolerance in the plant, wherein the composition comprises an isolated culture of Enterobacter sp. 638.
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