US 7,393,678 B2
	Klebsiella pneumoniae inoculants for enhancing plant growth
Eric W. Triplett, Middleton, Wis. (US); Shawn M. Kaeppler, Oregon, Wis. (US); and Marisa K. Chelius, Greeley, Colo. (US)
Assigned to Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, Wis. (US)
Filed on Nov. 24, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/720,459.
Application 10/720459 is a division of application No. 10/005412, filed on Dec. 03, 2001, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/251137, filed on Dec. 04, 2000.
Prior Publication US 2004/0116291 A1, Jun. 17, 2004
Int. Cl. C12N 1/20 (2006.01); A12N 63/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 435—252.1  [504/117; 424/93.4]

2 Claims

1. An inoculum for application to plants, said inoculum comprising a carrier and an effective quantity of a biologically pure bacterial culture of bacteria, wherein the bacteria are selected from Klebsiella pneumoniae 342 (ATCC No. PTA-2743), and Klebsiella pneumoniae zmvsy (ATCC No. PTA-2741), and further wherein an effective quantity of a biologically pure bacterial culture is a quantity sufficient to enhance the growth of wheat, rice or corn.