IP Library Granted Patent US 12,471,599
Granted Patent B2
US 12,471,599 · App. 19/069,616 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Agricultural compositions comprising remodeled nitrogen fixing microbes

Inventors: Mark Reisinger (Berkeley, CA); Ernest Sanders (Berkeley, CA); Richard Broglie (Berkeley, CA); Karsten Temme (Berkeley, CA)
Assignee: Pivot Bio, Inc.
A01N63/20
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Patent No.
US 12,471,599
App. No.
19/069,616
Filed
Mar 4, 2025
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1616
USPC
504/117
Abstract

The present disclosure provides non-intergeneric remodeled microbes that are able to fix atmospheric nitrogen and deliver such to plants in a targeted, efficient, and environmentally sustainable manner. The utilization of the taught microbial products will enable farmers to realize more productive and predictable crop yields without the nutrient degradation, leaching, or toxic runoff associated with traditional synthetically derived nitrogen fertilizer. The remodeled microbes taught herein are able to be combined with leading agricultural chemistry and elite germplasm. Furthermore, the disclosure provides seed treatments comprising remodeled microbes.

Claims (40)

1 . An agricultural composition, comprising:

a) a plurality of non-intergeneric remodeled bacteria; and

b) at least one pesticide selected from the group consisting of:

an insecticide selected from a carbamate, an organophosphate, a cyclodiene organochlorine, a phenylpyrazole, a pyrethroid, a pyrethrin, a sodium channel modulator, a neonicotinoid, nicotine, a sulfoximine, a butenolide, a spinosyn, an avermectin, a milbemycin, a juvenile hormone mimic, a juvenile hormone, an alkyl halide, chloropicrin, cryolite, sulfuryl fluoride, a borate, tartar emetic, a methyl isothiocyanate generator, a pyridine azomethine derivative, clofentezine, diflovidazin, hexythiazox, etoxazole, Bacillus thuringiensis or an insecticidal protein produced therefrom, Bacillus sphaericus , diafenthiuron, an organotin miticide, propargite, tetradifon, chlorfenapyr, dinitro-o-cresol (DNOC), sulfuramid, a nereistoxin analogue, a benzoylurea, buprofezin, cyromazine, a diacylhydrazine, amitraz, hydramethylnon, acequinocyl, fluacrypyrim, bifenazate, a mitochondrial electron transport inhibitor (meti) acaricide, rotenone, an oxadiazine, a semicarbazone, a tetronic acid insecticide, a tetramic acid insecticide, a phosphide, a cyanide, a beta-ketonitrile derivative, a carboxanilide, a diamide, flonicamid, azadirachtin, benzoximate, bromopropylate, chinomethionat, dicofol lime sulfur, pyridalyl, sulfur, and any combination thereof, or

an insecticide selected from an arsenate, a botanical insecticide, a carbamate, a benzofuranyl methylcarbamate, a dimethylcarbamate, an oxime carbamate, a phenyl methylcarbamate, a diamide, a dinitrophenol, a fluorine-containing insecticide, a formamidine, a fumigant, an inorganic insecticide, an insect growth regulator, a chitin synthesis inhibitor, a benzoylphenylurea chitin synthesis inhibitor, a juvenile hormone mimic, a juvenile hormone, a molting hormone agonist, a molting hormone, a molting inhibitor, a precocene, an avermectin, a milbemycin, a spinosyn, a nitroguanidine neonicotinoid, a nitromethylene neonicotinoid, a pyridylmethylamine neonicotinoid, a nereistoxin analogue, an organochlorine, a cyclodiene, an organophosphate, an organothiophosphate, an aliphatic organothiophosphate, an aliphatic amide organothiophosphate, an oxime organothiophosphate, a heterocyclic organothiophosphate, a benzothiopyran organothiophosphate, a benzotriazine organothiophosphate, an isoindole organothiophosphate, an isoxazole organothiophosphate, a pyrazolopyrimidine organothiophosphate, a pyridine organothiophosphate, a pyrimidine organothiophosphate, a quinoxaline organothiophosphate, a thiadiazole organothiophosphate, a triazole organothiophosphate, a phenyl organothiophosphate, a phosphonate, a phosphonothioate, a phenyl ethylphosphonothioate, a phenyl phenylphosphonothioate, a phosphoramidate, a phosphoramidothioate, a phosphorodiamide, an oxadiazine, an oxadiazolone, a phthalimide, maltodextrin, a desiccant, a pyrazole insecticide, a pyrethroid, a pyrethroid ester, a pyrethroid ether, a pyrethroid oxime, a pyrimidinamine, a pyrrole, a quaternary ammonium, a sulfoximine, a tetramic acid,

a tetronic acid, a thiazole, a thiazolidine, a thiourea, a urea, a zwitterionic insecticide, afidopyropen, afoxolaner, allosamidin, closantel, copper naphthenate, crotamiton, O,O-diethyl dithiobis(thioformate) insecticide (EXD), fenazaflor, fenoxacrim, flometoquin, fluhexafon, flupyradiforone, fluralaner, fluxametamide, hydramethylnon, isoprothiolane, jiahuangchongzong, malonoben, metaflumizone, nifluridide, plifenate, pyridaben, pyridalyl, pyrifluquinazon, rafoxanide, thuringiensin, triarathene, triazamate, and any combination thereof; or

an acaricide selected from a botanical acaricide, a bridged diphenyl, a carbamate, an oxime carbamate, a carbazate, a dinitrophenol, a formamidine, a macrocyclic lactone, an avermectin, a milbemycin, a mite growth regulator, an organochlorine, an organophosphate, an organothiophosphate, a phosphonate, a phosphoramidothioate, a phosphorodiamide, an organotin, a phenylsulfamide, a phthalimide, a pyrazole, a phenylpyrazole, a pyrethroid, a pyrethroid ester, a pyrethroid ether, a pyrimidinamine, a pyrrole, a quaternary ammonium, a quinoxaline, a strobilurin, a methoxyacrylate strobilurin, a sulfite ester, a tetronic acid, a tetrazine, a thiazolidine, a thiocarbamate, a thiourea, acequinocyl, afoxolaner, amidoflumet, arsenous oxide, clenpirin, closantel, crotamiton, cycloprate, cymiazole, disulfiram, etoxazole, fenazaflor, fenazaquin, fluenetil, fluralaner, mesulfen, 2-fluoro-N-methyl-N-(naphthalen-1-yl)acetamide (MNAF), nifluridide, a nikkomycin, pyridaben, sulfiram, sulfluramid, sulfur, thuringiensin, triarathene, and any combination thereof; or

a chemosterilant selected from apholate, bisazir, busulfan, diflubenzuron, dimatif, hemel, hempa, metepa, methiotepa, methyl apholate, morzid, penfluron, tepa, thiohempa, thiotepa, tretamine, uredepa, and any combination thereof, or

a nematicide selected from an avermectin, a botanical nematicide, a carbamate, an oxime carbamate, a fumigant, an organophosphorus, an organophosphate, an organothiophosphate, a phosphonothioate, acetoprole, benclothiaz, chloropicrin, dazomet, 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP), bis(2-chloro-1-methylethyl) ether (DCIP), fluazaindolizine, fluensulfone, furfural, metam, methyl isothiocyanate, tioxazafen, and a xylenol, and any combination thereof; or

a fungicide selected from azoxystrobin, captan, carboxin, ethaboxam, fludioxonil, mefenoxam, thiabendazole, thiabendaz, ipconazole, mancozeb, cyazofamid, zoxamide, metalaxyl, pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB), metaconazole, pyraclostrobin, Bacillus subtilis strain QST 713, sedaxane, thiamethoxam, thiram, tolclofos-methyl, trifloxystrobin, Bacillus subtilis strain MBI 600, fluoxastrobin, Bacillus pumilus strain QST 2808, chlorothalonil, copper, flutriafol, fluxapyroxad, gludioxonil, penthiopyrad, triazole, propiconaozole, prothioconazole, tebuconazole, picoxystrobin, a quinone outside inhibitor (Qol), tetraconazole, cyproconazole, a succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor (SDHI), an ethylene bisdithiocarbamate (EBDC), sedaxane, a combination of gludioxonil, mefenoxam, azoxystrobin, and thiabendaz, a combination of tebuconazole, prothioconazole, metalaxyl, and ethoxylated tallow alkyl amines, benzovindiflupyr, and any combination thereof;

wherein the non-intergeneric remodeled bacteria produce fixed N of at least about 1×10 −17 mmol N per bacterial cell per hour; and

wherein the non-intergeneric remodeled bacteria have an average colonization ability per unit of plant root tissue of at least about 1.0×10 4 bacterial cells per gram of fresh weight of plant root tissue.

2 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , wherein a member of the plurality of non-intergeneric remodeled bacteria comprises at least one genetic variation introduced into a gene selected from the group consisting of: nifA, nifL, ntrB, ntrC, polynucleotide encoding glutamine synthetase, glnA, glnB, glnK, draT, amtB, polynucleotide encoding glutaminase, glnR, glnD, glnE, nifJ, nifH, nifD, nifK, nifY, nifE, nifN, nifU, nifS, nifV, nifW, nifZ, nifM, nifF, nifB, nifQ, a gene associated with biosynthesis of a nitrogenase enzyme, and combinations thereof.

3 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , wherein a member of the plurality of non-intergeneric remodeled bacteria comprises at least one genetic variation introduced into at least one gene, or non-coding polynucleotide, of a nitrogen fixation or assimilation genetic regulatory network.

4 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , wherein a member of the plurality of non-intergeneric remodeled bacteria comprises an introduced control sequence operably linked to at least one gene of a nitrogen fixation or assimilation genetic regulatory network.

5 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , wherein a member of the plurality of non-intergeneric remodeled bacteria comprises a heterologous promoter operably linked to at least one gene of a nitrogen fixation or assimilation genetic regulatory network.

6 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , wherein a member of the plurality of non-intergeneric remodeled bacteria comprises at least one genetic variation introduced into at least one gene, or non-coding polynucleotide, of a nitrogen fixation or assimilation genetic regulatory network that results in one or more of: increased expression or activity of NifA or glutaminase; decreased expression or activity of NifL, NtrB, glutamine synthetase, GlnB, GlnK, DraT, AmtB; decreased adenylyl-removing activity of GlnE; decreased uridylyl-removing activity of GlnD; or altered activity of GlnR.

7 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , wherein a member of the plurality of non-intergeneric remodeled bacteria comprises at least one genetic modification to a nifL gene, glnE gene, or glnD gene.

8 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , wherein a member of the plurality of non-intergeneric remodeled bacteria comprises a genetic variation introduced into a glnR gene.

9 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , wherein a member of the plurality of non-intergeneric remodeled bacteria comprises a mutation in the glnR gene.

10 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , wherein a member of the plurality of non-intergeneric remodeled bacteria comprises a glnR gene comprising a genetic variation that comprises insertion and/or deletion of one or more nucleotides.

11 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , wherein the non-intergeneric remodeled bacteria are Gram positive non-intergeneric remodeled bacteria.

12 . The agricultural composition of claim 11 , wherein the Gram positive non-intergeneric remodeled bacteria comprise bacteria selected from a genera of: Paenibacillus, Frankia, Heliobacterium, Heliobacillus, Heliophilum, Heliorestis, Clostridium, Mycobacterium, Arthrobacter, Agromyces, Corynebacterium, Propionibacteria, Streptomyces, Microbacterium , and combinations thereof.

13 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , formulated as a seed treatment.

14 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , formulated as an in-furrow treatment.

15 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is formulated as a granule.

16 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , in combination with a corn seed.

17 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , in combination with a genetically modified corn seed, wherein said genetically modified corn seed comprises an herbicide tolerance trait, an insect resistance trait, or both.

18 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , wherein the non-intergeneric remodeled bacteria are capable of fixing atmospheric nitrogen in the presence of exogenous nitrogen.

19 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of non-intergeneric remodeled bacteria comprise at least two different species of bacteria.

20 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of non-intergeneric remodeled bacteria comprise bacteria selected from a genera of: Rahnella, Klebsiella, Achromobacter, Achromobacter, Microbacterium, Kluyvera, Kosakonia, Enterobacter, Azospirillum , and combinations thereof.

21 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of non-intergeneric remodeled bacteria comprise bacteria from the genera of Klebsiella and Kosakonia.

22 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , wherein the non-intergeneric remodeled bacteria have an average colonization ability per unit of plant root tissue of at least about 1.0×10 7 bacterial cells per gram of fresh weight of plant root tissue.

23 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , wherein the pesticide is an insecticide selected from ammonium carbonate, aqueous potassium silicate, boric acid, copper sulfate, elemental sulfur, lime sulfur, a sucrose octanoate ester, 4-[[(6-chlorpyridin-3-yl)methyl](2, 2-difluorethyl)amino]furan-2(5H)-on, abamectin, notenone, fenazaquin, fenpyroximate, pyridahen, pyrimedifen, tebufenpyrad, tolfenpyrad, acephate, emamectin benzoate, lepimectin, milbemectin, hydroprene, kinoprene, methoprene, fenoxycarb, pyriproxyfen, methyl bromide, fulfuryl fluoride, chloropicrin, borax, disodium octaborate, sodium borate, sodium metaborate, tartar emetic, dazomet, metam, pymetrozine, pyrifluquinazon, flofentezine, diflovidazin, hexythiazox, bifenazate, thiamethoxam, imidacloprid, azadirachtin, permethrin, esfenvalerate, acetamiprid, bifenthrin, indoxacarb, pyrethrin, beta-cyfluthrin, sulfotep, tebupirimfos, temephos, terbufos, tetrachlorvinphos, thiometon, triazophos, alanycarb, aldicarb, bendiocarb, benfluracarb, butocarboxim, butoxycarboxim, carbaryl, carbofuran, carbosulfan, ethiofencarb, fenobucarb, formetanate, furathiocarb, isoprocarb, methiocarb, methymyl, metolcarb, oxamyl, primicarb, propoxur, thiodicarb, thiofanox, triazamate, trimethacarb, 3,5-xylyl methylcarbamate (XMC), xylylcarb, azamethiphos, azinphos-ethyl, azinphos-methyl, cadusafos, chlorethoxyfox, trichlorfon, vamidothion, chlordane, endosulfan, ethiprole, fipronil, acrinathrin, allethrin, bioallethrin, bioalletherin X-cyclopentenyl, bioresmethrin, cyclorothrin, cyfluthrin, cyhalothrin, cypermethrin, cyphenothrin, deltamethrin, empenthrin, etofenprox, fenpropathrin, fenvalerate, flucythrinate, flumethrin, halfenprox, kadathrin, phenothrin, prallethrin, resmethrin, silafluofen, tefluthrin, tetramethrin, tralomethrin, transfluthrin, alpha-cypermethrin, beta-cypermethrin, d-cis-trans allethrin, d-trans allethrin, gamma-cyhalothrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, tau-fluvalinate, theta-cypermethrin, zeta cypermethrin, methoxychlor, nicotine, sulfoxaflor, clothianidin, dinotefuran, nitenpyram, thiacloprid, thiamethoxan, tebuprimphos, flonicamid, hydramethylnon, amitraz, flubendiamide, blorantraniliprole, spinosad, Beauveria bassiana , capsicum oleoresin extract, garlic oil, chlorpyrifos, chlorfenvinphos, chlormephos, chlorpyrifos-methyl, coumaphos, cyanophos, demeton-S-methyl, diazinon, dichlorvos (DDVP), dicrotophos, dimethoate, dimethylvinphos, disulfoton, o-ethyl o-(4-nitrophenyl) (EPN), ethion, ethoprophos, famphur, fenamiphos, fenitrothion, fenthion, fosthiazate, heptenophos, imicyafos, isofenphos, isopropyl o-(methoxyaminothio-phosphoryl) salicylate, isoxathion, malathion, mecarbam, methamidophos, methidathion, mevinphos, monocrotophos, naled, omethoate, oxydemeton-methyl, parathion, parathion-methyl, phenthoate, phorate, phosalone, phosmet, phosphamidon, phoxim, pirimiphos-methyl, profenofos, propetamphos, prothiofos, pyraclofos, pyridaphenthion, quinalphosfluacrypyrim, tebufenozide, chlorantraniliprole, Bacillus thuringiensis subs. Kurstaki, mineral oil, metaldehyde, diflubenzuron, rosemary oil, peppermint oil, geraniol, piperonyl butoxide, cyantraniliprole, Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis , dicofol, bromopropylate, benzoximate, soybean oil, Chromobacterium subtsugae strain PRAA4-1, methoxyfenozide, paraffinic oil, spirotetramat, methomyl, Metarhizium amsopliae strain F52, ethoprop, tetradifon, propargite, fenbutatin oxide, azocyclotin, cyhexatin, diafenthiuron, Bacillus sphaericus , etoxazole, flupyradifurone, cyflumetofen, chinomethionat, Isaria fumosorosea Apopka strain 97, sodium tetraborohydrate decahydrate, cryolite, spinetoram, Chenopodium ambrosioides extract, novaluron, acequinocyl, iron phosphate, kaolin, buprofezin, cyromazine, chromafenozide, halofenozide, bistrifluron, chlorfluazuron, flucycloxuron, flufenoxuron, hexaflumuron, lufenuron, nocaluron, noviflumuron, teflubenzuron, triflumuron, bensultap, cartap hydrochloride, thiocyclam, thiosultap-sodium, dinitro-o-cresol (DNOC), chlorfenapyr, sulfuramid, neem oil, Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis strain SA-10, heat-killed Burkholderia spp., cyenopyrafen, sodium cyanide, potassium cyanide, calcium cyanide, aluminum phosphide, calcium phosphide, phosphine, zinc phosphide, spriodiclofen, spiromesifen, metaflumizone, pyflubumide, oxaniyl, Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. aizawai , and any combination thereof.

24 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , wherein the pesticide is an insecticide selected from calcium arsenate, copper acetoarsenite, copper arsenate, lead arsenate, potassium arsenite, sodium arsenite, allicin, anabasine, azadirachtin, carvacrol, d-limonene, matrine, nicotine, nornicotine, oxymatrine, cinerin, jasmolin, pyrethrin, quassria, rhodojaponin III, rotenone, ryania, sabadilla, sanguinarine, triptolide, bendiocarb, carbaryl, benfuracarb, carbofuran, carbosulfan, decarbofuran, furathiocarb, dimetan, dimetilan, hyquincarb, isolan, pirimicarb, pyramat, pyrolan, alanycarb, aldicarb, aldoxycarb, butocarboxim, butoxycarboxim, methomyl, nitrilacarb, oxamyl, tazimcarb, thiocarboxime, thiodicarb, thiofanox, allyxycarb, aminocarb, bufencarb, butacarb, carbanolate, cloethocarb, o-chlorophenyl methyl carbamate (CPMC), dicresyl, dimethacarb, dioxacarb, 4-(ethylthio)phenyl methylcarbamate (EMPC), ethiofencarb, fenethacarb, fenobucarb, isoprocarb, methiocarb, metolcarb, mexacarbate, promacyl, promecarb, propoxur, trimethacarb, 3,5-xylyl methylcarbamate (XMC), xylylcarb, broflanilide, chlorantraniliprole, cyantraniliprole, cyclaniliprole, cyhalodiamide, flubendiamide, tetraniliprole, dinex, dinoprop, dinosam, 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol (DNOC), barium hexafluorosilicate, cryolite, flursulamid, sodium fluoride, sodium hexafluorosilicate, sulfluramid, amitraz, chlordimeform, formetanate, formparanate, medimeform, semiamitraz, acrylonitrile, carbon disulfide, carbon tetrachloride, carbonyl sulfide, chloroform, chloropicrin, cyanogen, para-dichlorobenzene, 1,2-dichloropropane dithioether, ethyl formate, ethylene dibromide, ethylene dichloride, ethylene oxide, hydrogen cyanide, methyl bromide, methyl iodide, methylchloroform, methylene chloride, naphthalene, phosphine, sodium tetrathiocarbonate, sulfuryl fluoride, tetrachloroethane, borax, boric acid, calcium polysulfide, copper oleate, diatomaceous earth, mercurous chloride, potassium thiocyanate, silica gel, sodium thiocyanate, buprofezin, cyromazine, bistrifluron, chlorbenzuron, chlorfluazuron, dichlorbenzuron, diflubenzuron, flucycloxuron, flufenoxuron, hexaflumuron, lufenuron, novaluron, noviflumuron, penfluron, teflubenzuron, triflumuron, dayoutong, epofenonane, fenoxycarb, hydroprene, kinoprene, methoprene, pyriproxyfen, triprene, juvenile hormone I, juvenile hormone II, juvenile hormone III, chromafenozide, furan tebufenozide, halofenozide, methoxyfenozide, yishijing, α-ecdysone, ecdysterone, diofenolan, precocene, dicyclanil, abamectin, doramectin, emamectin, eprinomectin, ivermectin, selamectin, lepimectin, milbemectin, milbemycin oxime, moxidectin, spinetoram, spinosad, clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, imidaclothiz, thiamethoxam, nitenpyram, nithiazine, acetamiprid, paichongding, thiacloprid, bensultap, cartap, polythialan, thiocyclam, thiosultap, p,p-dibromo-diphenyl-1,1,1-trichloroethane (bromo-DDT), camphechlor, dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT), hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), methoxychlor, pentachlorophenol, dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (TDE), aldrin, bromociclen, chlorbicyclen, chlordane, chlordecone, dieldrin, dilor, endosulfan, heptachlor, isobenzan, isodrin, kelevan, mirex, bromfenvinfos, calvinphos, chlorfenvinphos, crotoxyphos, dichlorvos, dicrotophos, dimethylvinphos, fospirate, heptenophos, methocrotophos, mevinphos, monocrotophos, naled, naftalofos, phosphamidon, propaphos, tetraethyl pyrophosphate (TEPP), tetrachlorvinphos, dioxabenzofos, fosmethilan, phenthoate, acethion, acetophos, amiton, cadusafos, chlorethoxyfos, chlormephos, demephion, demeton, demeton-methyl, demeton-S-methylsulphon, disulfoton, ethion, ethoprophos, S-(ethylsulfinyl)methyl O,O-diisopropyl phosphorodithioate (IPSP), isothioate, malathion, methacrifos, methylacetophos, oxydemeton-methyl, oxydeprofos, oxydisulfoton, phorate, sulfotep, terbufos, thiometon, amidithion, cyanthoate, dimethoate, ethoate-methyl, formothion, mecarbam, omethoate, prothoate, sophamide, vamidothion, chlorphoxim, phoxim, phoxim-methyl, azamethiphos, colophonate, coumaphos, coumithoate, dioxathion, endothion, menazon, morphothion, phosalone, pyraclofos, pyrazothion, pyridaphenthion, quinothion, dithicrofos, thicrofos, azinphos-ethyl, azinphos-methyl, dialifos, phosmet, isoxathion, zolaprofos, chlorprazophos, pyrazophos, chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl, butathiofos, diazinon, etrimfos, lirimfos, pirimioxyphos, pirimiphos-ethyl, pirimiphos-methyl, primidophos, pyrimitate, tebupirimfos, quinalphos, quinalphos-methyl, athidathion, lythidathion, methidathion, prothidathion, isazofos, triazophos, azothoate, bromophos, bromophos-ethyl, carbophenothion, chlorthiophos, cyanophos, cythioate, dicapthon, dichlofenthion, etaphos, famphur, fenchlorphos, fenitrothion, fensulfothion, fenthion, fenthion-ethyl, heterophos, jodfenphos, mesulfenfos, parathion, parathion-methyl, phenkapton, phosnichlor, profenofos, prothiofos, sulprofos, temephos, trichlonnetaphos-3, trifenofos, xiaochongliulin, butonate, trichlorfon, mecarphon, fonofos, trichloronat, cyanofenphos, ethyl p-nitrophenyl phenylphosphorothioate (EPN), leptophos, crufomate, fenamiphos, fosthietan, mephosfolan, phosfolan, phosfolan-methyl, pirimetaphos, acephate, chloramine phosphorus, isocarbophos, isofenphos, isofenphos-methyl, methamidophos, phosglycin, propetamphos, dimefox, mazidox, mipafox, schradan, indoxacarb, metoxadiazone, tetramethrin, maltodextrin, tebufenpyrad, tolfenpyrad, acetoprole, ethiprole, fipronil, flufiprole, pyrafluprole, pyriprole, vaniliprole, acrinathrin, an allethrin, barthrin, bifenthrin, bioethanomethrin, brofenvalerate, brofluthrinate, bromethrin, butethrin, chlorempenthrin, cyclethrin, cycloprothrin, cyfluthrin, cyhalothrin, cypennethrin, cyphenothrin, deltamethrin, dimefluthrin, dimethrin, empenthrin, d-fanshiluquebingjuzhi chloroprallethrin, fenfluthrin, fenpirithrin, fenpropathrin, fenvalerate, flucythrinate, fluvalinate, furamethrin, furethrin, heptafluthrin, imiprothrin, japothrins, kadethrin, methothrin, metofluthrin, momfluorothrin, pentmethrin, permethrin, phenothrin, prallethrin, profluthrin, proparthrin, pyresmethrin, a renofluthrin, a resmethrin, tefluthrin, terallethrin, tetramethylfluthrin, tralocythrin, tralomethrin, transfluthrin, valerate, etofenprox, flufenprox, halfenprox, protrifenbute, silafluofen, sulfoxime, thiofluoximate, flufenerim, pyrimidifen, chlorfenapyr, sulfoxaflor, spirotetramat, spiromesifen, thiapronil, diafenthiuron, flucofuron, sulcofuron, dicloromezotiaz, triflumezopyrim, afidopyropen, afoxolaner, allosamidin, closantel, copper naphthenate, crotamiton, O,O-diethyl dithiobis(thioformate) insecticide (EXD), fenazaflor, fenoxacrim, flometoquin, flonicamid, fluhexafon, flupyradiforone, fluralaner, fluxametamide, hydramethylnon, isoprothiolane, jiahuangchongzong, malonoben, metaflumizone, nifluridide, plifenate, pyridaben, pyridalyl, pyrifluquinazon, rafoxanide, thuringiensin, triarathene, triazamate, and any combination thereof.

25 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , wherein the pesticide is an acaricide selected from carvacrol, sangumanne, azobenzene, benzoximate, benzyl benzoate, bromopropylate, chlorbenside, chlorfenethol, chlorfenson, chlorfensulphide, chlorobenzilate, chloropropylate, cyflumetofen, dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT), dicofol, diphenyl sulfone, dofenapyn, fenson, fentrifanil, fluorbenside, genit, hexachlorophene, phenproxide, proclonol, tetradifon, tetrasul, benomyl, carbanolate, carbaryl, carbofuran, methiocarb, metolcarb, promacyl, propoxur, aldicarb, butocarboxim, oxamyl, thiocarboxime, thiofanox, bifenazate, binapacryl, dinex, dinobuton, a dinocap, dinocton, dinopenton, dinosulfon, dinoterbon, 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol (DNOC), amitraz, chlordimeform, chloromebuform, formetanate, formparanate, medimeform, semiamitraz, tetranactin, abamectin, doramectin, eprinomectin, ivermectin, selamectin, milbemectin, milbemycin oxime, moxidectin, clofentezine, cyromazine, diflovidazin, fluazuron, flubenzimine, flucycloxuron, flufenoxuron, hexythiazox, bromocyclen, camphechlor, dienochlor, endosulfan, lindane, chlorfenvinphos, crotoxyphos, dichlorvos, heptenophos, mevinphos, monocrotophos, naled, tetraethyl pyrophosphate (TEPP), tetrachlorvinphos, amidithion, amiton, azinphos-ethyl, azinphos-methyl, azothoate, benoxafos, bromophos, bromophos-ethyl, carbophenothion, chlorpyrifos, chlorthiophos, coumaphos, cyanthoate, demeton, demeton-methyl, demeton-S-methylsulphon, dialifos, diazinon, dimethoate, dioxathion, disulfoton, endothion, ethion, ethoate-methyl, fonnothion, malathion, mecarbam, methacrifos, omethoate, oxydeprofos, oxydisulfoton, parathion, phenkapton, phorate, phosalone, phosmet, phostin, phoxim, pirimiphos-methyl, prothidathion, prothoate, pyrimitate, quinalphos, quintiofos, sophamide, sulfotep, thiometon, triazophos, trifenofos, vamidothion, trichlorfon, isocarbophos, methamidophos, propetamphos, dimefox, mipafox, schradan, azocyclotin, cyhexatin, fenbutatin oxide, dichlofluanid, cyenopyrafen, fenpyroximate, pyflubumide, tebufenpyrad, acetoprole, fipronil, vaniliprole, acrinathrin, bifenthrin, brofluthrinate, cyhalothrin, cypennethrin, fenpropathrin, fenvalerate, flucythrinate, flumethrin, fluvalinate, permethrin, halfenprox, pyrimidifen, chlorfenapyr, sanguinarine, chinomethionat, thioquinox, bifujunzhi, fluacrypyrim, flufenoxystrobin, pyriminostrobin, aramite, propargite, spirodiclofen, fenothiocarb, chloromethiuron, diafenthiuron, acequinocyl, afoxolaner, amidoflumet, arsenous oxide, clenpirin, closantel, crotamiton, cycloprate, cymiazole, disulfiram, etoxazole, fenazaflor, fenazaquin, fluenetil, fluralaner, mesulfen, 2-fluoro-N-methyl-N-(naphthalen-1-yl) acetamide (MNAF), nifluridide, a nikkomycin, pyridaben, sulfiram, sulfluramid, sulfur-, thuringiensin, triarathene, and any combination thereof.

26 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , wherein the pesticide is a chemosterilant selected from apholate, bisazir, busulfan, diflubenzuron, dimatif, hemel, hempa, metepa, methiotepa, methyl apholate, morzid, penfluron, tepa, thiohempa, thiotepa, tretamine, uredepa, and any combination thereof.

27 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , wherein the pesticide is an insect repellant selected from acrep, butopyronoxyl, camphor, carboxide, dibutyl phthalate, diethyltoluamide, dimethyl carbate, dimethyl phthalate, dibutyl succinate, ethohexadiol, hexamide, icaridin, methoquin-butyl, methylneodecanamide, 2-(octylthio)ethanol, oxamate, quwenzhi, quyingding, rebemide, zengxiaoan, and any combination thereof.

28 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , wherein the pesticide is a nematicide selected from abamectin, carvacrol, benomyl, carbofuran, carbosulfan, cloethocarb, alanycarb, aldicarb, aldoxycarb, oxamyl, tirpate, carbon disulfide, cyanogen, 1,2-dichloropropane, 1,3-dichloropropene dithioether, methyl bromide, methyl iodide, sodium tetrathiocarbonate, diamidafos, fenamiphos, fosthietan, phosphamidon, cadusafos, chlorpyrifos, dichlofenthion, dimethoate, ethoprophos, fensulfothion, fosthiazate, heterophos, isamidofos, isazofos, phorate, phosphocarb, terbufos, thionazin, triazophos, imicyafos, mecarphon, acetoprole, benclothiaz, chloropicrin, dazomet, 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP), bis(2-chloro-1-methylethyl) ether (DCIP), fluazaindolizine, fluensulfone, furfural, metam, methyl isothiocyanate, tioxazafen, and a xylenol, and any combination thereof.

29 . The agricultural composition of claim 1 , wherein the pesticide is a fungicide selected from azoxystrobin, captan, carboxin, ethaboxam, fludioxonil, mefenoxam, thiabendazole, thiabendaz, ipconazole, mancozeb, cyazofamid, zoxamide, metalaxyl, pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB), metaconazole, pyraclostrobin, Bacillus subtilis strain QST 713, sedaxane, thiamethoxam, thiram, tolclofos-methyl, trifloxystrobin, Bacillus subtilis strain MBI 600, fluoxastrobin, Bacillus pumilus strain QST 2808, chlorothalonil, copper, flutriafol, fluxapyroxad, gludioxonil, penthiopyrad, triazole, propiconaozole, prothioconazole, tebuconazole, picoxystrobin, a quinone outside inhibitor (Qol), tetraconazole, cyproconazole, a succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor (SDHI), an ethylene bisdithiocarbamate (EBDC), a combination of gludioxonil, mefenoxam, azoxystrobin, and thiabendaz, a combination of tebuconazole, prothioconazole, metalaxyl, and ethoxylated tallow alkyl amines, benzovindiflupyr, and any combination thereof.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2025
From: PIVOT BIO, INC.
To: HSBC BANK USA, N.A.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2025
From: REISINGER, MARK; SANDERS, ERNEST; BROGLIE, RICHARD; TEMME, KARSTEN
To: PIVOT BIO, INC,
Reel/Frame 070528/0655 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 18540318 · Dec 14, 2023
Continuation 17254175
Provisional Application 62808693 · Feb 21, 2019
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