Patent ID: 9439416
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A01N,A61P

Claim Text:
1. A composition for killing a plant bacterial infection caused by one or more of Erwinia amylovora, Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola and Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli said composition comprising hollow yeast cell walls encapsulating 7.8 to 1000 ppm of a terpene component, the terpene component comprising a combination of thymol and citral; wherein the hollow yeast cell walls have a lipid content of 10% w/w or greater; and wherein the combination of thymol and citral has a greater bacteriostatic and bactericidal efficacy as it relates to Erwinia amylovora, Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseoficola and Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseofi as compared to thymol and citral separately.