Agricultural compositions and methods

Abstract

The present invention provides compositions, methods, and kits for the treatment or prevention of bacterial diseases in terrestrial plants or animals. [Solution] The present invention relates to compositions and kits for the treatment or prevention of bacterial diseases in terrestrial plants or animals, comprising a phage and / or immunogenic substance and a flying insect attractant. The present invention also relates to a method for attracting flying insects to a phage and / or immunogenic substance. The present invention also relates to the use of flying insects in a method for transferring a phage and / or immunogenic substance to an animal or plant, and to a method for the treatment or prevention of diseases in animals and plants using flying insects. The present invention also relates to formulations of phage and / or immunogenic substances for use in the treatment and / or prevention of diseases in animals or plants.

Claims

1. (i) Combining phages and / or immunogenic substances with flying insect attractants, iha (ii) Position the phage and / or immunogenic substance within the attraction radius of the flying insect attractant. to do The method includes attracting flying insects to phages and / or immunogenic substances, which may include any of the following: a method for transferring phages and / or immunogenic substances to flying insects, Here, when a flying insect moves towards or comes into contact with an attractant, the phage The method wherein an immunogenic substance is transferred to a flying insect.

2. In a method for transferring phages and / or immunogenic substances to terrestrial animals or plants , the use of flying insects, wherein the flying insects are phages and / or immunogenic substances To work as a career, as described above.

3. The phage and / or immunogenic substance is transferred to a flying insect by the method described in claim 1. The use described in claim 2.

4. Using flying insects to deliver effective amounts of phages and / or immunogenic substances to terrestrial animals or plants A method for treating or preventing a disease in terrestrial animals or plants, including transferring it to another object. So, here, flying insects act as carriers of phages and / or immunogenic substances. The aforementioned method.

5. The phage and / or immunogenic substance is transferred to a flying insect by the method described in claim 1. The method described in claim 4.

6. (i) Phages and / or immunogenic substances, and (ii) Feces, preferably bovine feces, pheromones, volatile substances, odor substances, visible electromagnetic A substance that can reflect or emit light within the spectrum, or reflect electromagnetic radiation outside the visible spectrum. These are flying insect attractants selected from radiating substances, nutrients for flying insects, and combinations thereof. child, A composition comprising the following for the treatment or prevention of bacterial diseases in terrestrial plants or animals.

7. (i) Phages and / or immunogenic substances, and (ii) Feces, preferably bovine feces, pheromones, volatile substances, odor substances, visible electromagnetic A substance that can reflect or emit light within the spectrum, and also reflect electromagnetic radiation outside the visible spectrum. or emitting substances, resting places that are naturally attracted to flying insects, nutrients for flying insects and The insect attractant selected from those combinations, A kit for the treatment or prevention of bacterial diseases in terrestrial plants or animals, including [specific ingredient / method].

8. The flying insect attractant contains a flying insect nutrient, and optionally, the nutrient may be a sugar. Preferably, the flying insect attractant includes a flying insect nutrient source combined with a second substance. The composition according to claim 6, the method according to claim 1 or 6, the kit according to claim 7 or Use as described in item 2 or 3.

9. Phages and / or immunogenic substances are associated with diseases in terrestrial animals or plants. Having activity against bacteria, The composition according to claim 6 or 8, the method according to claim 1, 5 or 6, or claim 7 The kit described in claim 8 or the use described in claim 2, 3, or 8.

10. The composition or kit contains two or more immunogenic substances and / or bacteriophages, The composition according to any one of the above claims, or comprising one or more bacteriophages. It's a kit.

11. The above-mentioned request uses two or more immunogenic substances and / or one or more bacteriophages. The method or use described in any one of the requested items.

12. A composition or kit according to any one of the above claims, comprising a bacteriophage or the method or use according to any one of the claims, wherein bacterio A phage is used, preferably the bacteriophage is stabilized by immobilization to the substrate. Preferably, the bacteriophage is immobilized via its head, Product or kit, or method or use.

13. The composition, method, kit according to any one of the above claims, wherein the immunogenic substance contains a bacterial antigen. To or use.

14. The flying insect is a fly, preferably a diptera, and preferably a face fly. Australian bush flies, buffalo flies, stag flies or stag flies The insect is a stag beetle, most preferably a face fly, or a flying insect such as a wasp or an oriental stag beetle. It could be a fruit fly or olive fruit fly, a hoverfly, a black fly, or a bee. The composition, method, kit, or use according to any one of the above claims.

15. Phages and / or immunogenic substances are used against bacteria associated with diseases in terrestrial animals. It has the activity to do so, preferably, here, the animal is a Bovidae or Equidae animal, more preferably Masu is a bovine animal, and / or phages and / or immunogenic substances , having activity against bacteria related to diseases in terrestrial plants, preferably, here, plants It is a plant that has fruit, most preferably the plant is a banana tree, an olive tree or a kiwi fruit plant, and / or Phages and / or immunogenic substances have activity against pathogens involved in the pathogenesis of bovine infectious keratoconjunctivitis, and / or Phages and / or immunogenic substances are Moraxella bovis Having activity against bovis, and / or Phages and / or immunogenic substances are Moraxella catarrhalis (Moraxel la catarrhalis, Moraxella bov Mycoplasma species (Mycoplasma sp.), Xanthomonas Campestris (Xanthomonas campestris), Ralstonia Ralstonia solancearum, Xylella fasti Diosa (Xylella fastidiosa), Pseudomonas sabastanoi ( Pseudomonas savastanoi) and / or Pseudomonas sivastanoi It has activity against Pseudomonas syringae. The composition, method, kit, or use according to any one of the above claims.

16. Flying insect attractants include feces, preferably bovine feces, pheromones, volatile substances, and odors. A substance that can reflect or emit light within the visible electromagnetic spectrum, or electromagnetic radiation outside the visible spectrum. Substances that reflect or emit rays, resting places that are naturally attracted to flying insects, or flying insects Contains one or more of the following nutrients: The method or use according to any one of the above claims.

17. The attractant and the phage and / or immunogenic substance exist in solid or liquid form. The present, and / or the phage and / or immunogenic substances are mixed with the attractant. ru, The composition, method, kit, or use according to any one of the above claims.

18. Preferably, the article is attachable to a terrestrial animal, most preferably the article is an ear tag. A cow or horse ear tag may be used, if desired. An article comprising the composition according to any one of the above claims.

19. A method for applying the composition according to any one of the above claims to the skin of a terrestrial animal.

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