Non-toxic endophytes, plants injected therewith and methods for injecting plants

• US 7,977,550 B2
• Filed: 06/19/2009
• Issued: 07/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (University of Arkansas System)
• Original Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (University of Arkansas System)
• Inventors: West, Charles P., Piper, Edgar L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Weber; Jon P
• Assistant Examiner(s): Srivastava; Kailash C
• Application Number:
  US12/488,000
• Publication Number:
  US 20090255015A1
• Time in Patent Office: 753 Days
• Field of Search: 800/320, 435/41, 435/254.1, 435/256.8, 435/821, 435/911
• US Class Current: 800/320
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 63/30 Microbial fungi; Substances produced thereby or obtained therefrom
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 435/821 Microorganisms used in the destruction of hazardous or toxic waste
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 435/911 using fungi

Abstract

Seeds of plants stably infected with isolated endophytes selected from the group consisting of ATCC Deposit No. PTA-6499, PTA-8827, PTA-8828, and PTA-8829 are disclosed.

Claims

1. A seed of a plant from the genera Lolium, Festuca or hybrids thereof stably infected with an isolated endophyte, the endophyte deposited as American Type Culture Collection Deposit numbers PTA-6499, PTA-8828 or PTA-8829.

2. The seed of claim 1, wherein the seed is stably infected with the endophyte having ATCC American Type Culture Collection Deposit number PTA-6499.

3. The seed of claim 1, wherein the seed is stably infected with the endophyte having ATCC American Type Culture Collection Deposit number PTA-8828.

4. The seed of claim 1, wherein the seed is stably infected with the endophyte having ATCC American Type Culture Collection Deposit number PTA-8829.