Biocontrol formulation containing streptomyces spp., method for preparing the formulation and relevant use

a technology of streptomyces spp. and formulation, applied in the field of biocontrol formulation, can solve the problems of substantial ecological deterioration, catastrophic global impact on ecosystems, and human immune system malfunction

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-06-28
NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY
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[0025] Preferably, the biocontrol formulation is stored at 6° C. for more than 10 months prior to use.

Problems solved by technology

However, repeated and even misuses of agrochemical formulations for long periods have led to the development of catastrophic impact globally on the ecosystems.
The substantial ecological deterioration is often accused to be the major causes of problems such as cancer, dysplasia and malfunction of the human immune system.
Despite the great disadvantages of agrochemical applications, the needs for agrochemical formulations continue growing steadily under the pressure of increasing population and soaring food demands.
The disadvantages of conventional agrochemical applications stimulate the development of biorational biopesticides, which has become a main stream of biotechnology undertaking worldwide.
However, the safety of antibiotic application in agriculture has been challenged lately due to the increasing concern of the development of antibiotic resistance in medical treatment.
The application of antibiotics for plant disease control is thus now facing unprecedented pressure due to the over exaggerated concern of the social public about the developing and transferring of the antibiotic resistance among pathogenic microbial populations.
However, the preparation of Streptomyces spp. biomass product by liquid fermentation in large scale is of great difficulty since the bacteria grow predominantly as mycelia balls rather than spores.

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Control of Pythium Damping Off Disease by Using Streptomyces spp.

[0063] With reference to FIG. 1, an isolated strain of Streptomyces spp., S. griseobrunneus S3, was used as a test strain to understand the relevant mechanism on plant disease control. The broth culture of S. griseobrunneus S3 obtained from the fermentor culture was filtered to separate solid biomass from the broth medium. The solid biomass was then resuspended with sterile distilled water to its original concentration. The whole broth culture, the culture filtrate and the water resuspended biomass were diluted 100 times with tap water each respectively and applied to cucumber seedlings artificially inoculated with Pythium aphanidermatum. The compared control plants were drenching treated with water (CK). The survival rates of the seedlings were then scored to show the disease control efficacy of each applied treatment. As shown in FIG. 1, the best efficacy of disease control was by the whole broth culture and next to...

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Mechanism of Disease Control by Streptomyces spp.

[0064] Activities of antibiotics and hydrolytic enzymes are the major factors known responsible for the inhibition or killing of fungal pathogens by Streptomyces spp. Whereas for efficacy of disease control observed, it is generally believed to due to a collective effect of the multiple modes of action including space and nutrient competition, antibiosis, mycoparasitism, soil fertility improvement, plant growth promotion and disease resistance enhancement.

[0065] With reference to FIG. 2, an antibiotic (A) and a chitinase (C) were each respectively extracted from an S. saraceticus SS31 broth culture to illustrate their individual role in the anti-fungal activity of the test strain. The partially purified antibiotic and chitinase samples were tested in vitro respectively against Alternaria brassicicola, Rhizoctonia solani AG4 and Pythium aphanidermatum. The antibiotic (A) and chitinase (C) obtained from an SS31 strain cultured in a co...

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Effect of Nutrient on Growth and Antibiotic Activity of Streptomyces spp.

[0066] A liquid culture medium in accordance with the present invention was prepared to test the nutrient requirement of the tested strain. For an SS31 strain, the applicant had demonstrated that the use of polysaccharide as a carbon source favors greatly the secretion of antibiotic and chitinase.

[0067] For the tested Carbon sources shown in Table 1 and Table 2, it is clear that sucrose, chitin and starch are the best to promote secretion of antibiotic and chitinase. In the experiment performed, the tested carbon sources were added at the same concentration to replace sucrose for preparation of the Czapek's culture medium. The test bacteria were cultured at 30° C. under continuous shaking at 120 rpm. The control treatment was cultured in the same medium without sugar addition. Enzyme activity was tested by a dot blotting method, where that “−” means no enzyme activity; and “+, ++, +++, and ++++” each respecti...

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Abstract

The present invention is a method for preparing a biocontrol formulation by the following steps. AStreptomyces bacterium is selected simultaneously with superior sporulation ability, chitinase activity and antagonistic effectiveness against plant fungal pathogens by culturing with fungal pathogens, wherein the selected Streptomyces bacterium is cultured on a chitin-limited plate to assess the ability of sporulation and chitinase activity, and the Streptomyces bacterium with superior sporulation ability is the strain with producing powder-like and maturity form spore chains. Spores from the selected bacterium is collected. The obtained spores are taken as a seed inoculum. Then the seed inoculum is cultured to directly yield a broth medium containing at least 109 viable spores/ml which the spores contained in the broth medium are well suspended. The biocontrol formulation is obtained. The present invention further provided a biocontrol formulation containing a high concentration of Streptomyces spp. spores.

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[0001] The application is a continuation in part (CIP) application of U.S. Non-Provisional patent application Ser. No. 11 / 125,571 filed on May 10, 2005.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to a biocontrol formulation, and relates in particular to a biocontrol formulation containing high concentration of viable Streptomyces spp. spores. The present invention also relates to a method for preparing the above biocontrol formulation and a method using the formulation. [0004] 2. Description of Related Art [0005] The use of agrochemical formulations improved agricultural productivity and increased the world food supply in recent years. However, repeated and even misuses of agrochemical formulations for long periods have led to the development of catastrophic impact globally on the ecosystems. Major ecological impacts commonly encountered include chemical resistance of pests and pathogens, chemical residues, environmental pollutio...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C12N1/20A01N63/28
CPCA01N63/00A61K35/742C12N1/20C12N3/00A01N63/28
Inventor TZENG, DEAN DER-SYHHUANG, WIN-DEKO, HSIN-CHIH
Owner NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY
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