US Patent Issued on Nov. 3 for "Antimicrobial compositions and methods for their preparation and use in treating plant diseases" (South Dakota Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,120, issued on Nov. 3.

"Antimicrobial compositions and methods for their preparation and use in treating plant diseases" was invented by Thomas D. Johnson (Buffalo, S.D.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An antimicrobial composition for treating plant diseases includes oxytetracycline (OTC) and an acid substantially dissolved in water to generate an OTC solution having a pH in a range of 1.8 to 2.5 and a concentration of the oxytetracycline sufficient to treat a bacterial infection in a plant. The OTC or the salt thereof has a purity sufficient to generate an OTC solution that is substantially stable for a time period required for its de...