US Patent Issued to NewLeaf Symbiotics on Aug. 11 for "Antifungal Methylobacterium compositions and methods of use" (North Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,137, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to NewLeaf Symbiotics Inc. (St. Louis).

"Antifungal Methylobacterium compositions and methods of use" was invented by Renee Rioux (Morrisville, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compositions comprising Methylobacterium with anti-fungal activity, methods for controlling plant pathogenic fungi, and methods of making the compositions are provided."

The patent was filed on March 4, 2022, under Application No. 17/686,703.

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