Patent ID: 8445255

Claim:
An inoculant for a plant comprising isolated Bacillus bacteria and a carrier, the inoculant inducing production of one or more volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by a plant that has been treated with the inoculant, wherein the bacteria are a Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain or a mixture of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strains selected from a group consisting of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain AP-136 (NRRL B-50614), Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain AP-188 (NRRL B-50615), Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain AP-218 (NRRL B-50618), Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain AP-219 (NRRL B-50619), and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain AP-295 (NRRL B-50620).