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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7442224 | Fertilizer compositions and methods of making and using same Fertilizer compositions for plant production are described, comprised of decontaminated manure and Bacillus spores, preferably a humic acid derived from lignite and, optionally, one or more of N compounds, P compounds, K compounds, and combinations of two or ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7319028 | Process for producing sporangia of , control agent, and controlling method The present invention provides a process for efficiently producing sporangia of Bacillus popilliae containing spores and parasporal bodies having controlling effects on Scarabaeidae insects, and a control agent and controlling method for Scarabaeida... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7176001 | Manufacture and purification of cyclosporin A The present invention provides an improved method for the manufacture of Cyclosporin A is disclosed. Cyclosporin A is produced by solid state fermentation of Fusarium solani in a bioreactor under optimal fermentation parameters. The product is extracted and f... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7005133 | Composition and process for treating pollution A composition for treatment of pollution comprises a first component comprising a carbon containing substance in an oil phase and a second component comprising a nutrient in a water phase, the second component being formed as an emulsion within the first component. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6689601 | High growth methanotropic bacterial strain A high growth methanotrophic bacterial strain capable of growth on a C1 carbon substrate has been isolated and characterized. The strain has the unique ability to utilize both methane and methanol as a sole carbon source and has been demonstrated to posse... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6551814 | Methods for bioremediation by degrading toluene Compositions and methods for the degradation of compounds contained in a liquid or solid waste stream are provided. Genes encoding toluene-degrading enzymes are also provided. The enzymes have homology to the E. coli pyruvate formate lyase and pyruvate fo... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6537797 | Compositions and methods useful in bioremediation of polychlorinated biphenyls The invention includes an isolated bacterium and a consortium of microorganisms including an isolated bacterium of the invention, which is capable of utilizing as a sole carbon source a polychlorinated biphenyl. The invention also includes a recombinant m... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6524842 | Biodegradation of gasoline oxygenates A method for degrading an undesirable ether-based environmental contaminant by contacting the ether with a hydrogen-oxidizing microorganism to convert the ether to innocuous compounds which are environmentally acceptable, including treating the ether-base... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6461839 | Method of producing a polyunsaturated fatty acid containing culture and polyunsaturated fatty acid containing oil using microorganisms Present invention provides a method to efficiently manufacture an oil-containing product including long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid, or a high added value oil containing long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. The method comprises culturing a microor... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6436664 | Method for producing shikimic acid A method for producing shikimic acid, comprising the steps of cultivating a bacterium belonging to the genus Bacillus which is deficient in shikimate kinase activity and has shikimic acid productivity, or a bacterium belonging to the genus Bacillus which ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6410265 | Gene encoding a putive efflux protein for solvents/antibiotics in Pseudomonas mendocina This invention relates to the isolation of a novel putative efflux gene from Pseudomonas mendocina. The putative efflux gene is useful for probing an organism's efflux system to gain an understanding of the mechanisms of solvent tolerance. The invention f... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6383798 | Method for selecting desiccation tolerant strains of bacteria The present invention pertains to a method of identifying and selecting desiccation tolerant strains of bacteria and a method of producing a desiccated formulation of the identified strains.... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6267888 | Biodispersion as a method for removal of hydrocarbon oil from marine aqueous environments A method for removal of free-floating oil from an aqueous environment by bio-dispersion and bio-utilization comprising the steps of: (i) isolating species/strains of bacteria having an ability to utilize hydrocarbons as the only source of carbon; (ii) admixing... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6251657 | Anaerobic biodegradation of unsaturated, saturated, aromatic and halogenated hydrocarbons An apparatus and method for anaerobic biodegradation, bioremediation or bioprocessing of hydrocarbons dissolved in an aqueous matrix, such as wastewater, groundwater, or slurry. Dissolved alkanes (saturated hydrocarbons), alkenes (unsaturated hydrocarbons... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6114161 | Antitumor preparations A new bacteria species within the genus Streptococcus is disclosed, designated as Streptococcus sp PT DSM 8747. From this bacteria species a lipoteichoic acid LTA can be isolated which has a lipid anchor, galacto-furanosyl-beta-1-3-glycerol with different... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6106843 | Process for the isolation of a nontoxinogenic vibrio cholerae strain and a process for preparing cholera vaccine from said vibrio cholerae strain A process for the isolation of nontoxinogenic V. cholerae strain and a process for preparing a cholera vaccine from said V. cholerae strain, said process comprising (a) isolating V. cholerae from the stool of a patient suffering from cholera by spreading ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6080572 | Sulphate-reducing bacterial strains and their use in the decontamination of water contaminated with sulphuric acid, metals and radioactive substances The present invention relates to Gram-negative sulfate-reducing bacteria strains which grow under anaerobic conditions at pH values between 3.9 and 9.5 and temperatures between 3° C. and 45° C. and which reduce sulfate to sulfide, utilize methanol as a ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6054311 | Recovering cryopreserved cells using gassed polyfluorinated compounds After the cryopreservation of living cells, the cells in a post-thaw recovery stage are supported by a gas permeable medium. This medium comprises at least one polyfluorinated compound. This compound may be gassed, for example with oxygen where oxygenatio... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5955359 | Method of growing granulocytic ehrlichiae of the Ehrlichia phagocytophila genogroup in promyelocytic leukemia cell culture, and preparing antigens and vaccines of said granulocytic ehrlichiae Methods for the in vitro cultivation, propagation, and production of antigens of Ehrlichia phagocytophila genogroup granulocytic Ehrlichia species, including Ehrlichia equi and the agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in promyelocytic leukemia cell cu... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5869335 | Method of growing rickettsiae in Ixodes scapularis tick cell culture and preparing antigens and vaccines of rickettsiae The invention is directed to methods of culturing rickettsiae in Ixodes scapularis cell lines. The methods of the invention provide for culture of microorganisms such as Anaplasma marginale, Ehrlichia canis, and Rickettsia rickettsii. A method of the inve... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5854013 | Method of determining the presence or absence of a nonparaffinophilic microorganism in a specimen A method of determining the presence or absence of a nonparaffinophilic microorganism in a specimen taken from a patient includes providing a receptacle containing an aqueous solution that does not contain a carbon source and inoculating the aqueous solut... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5807724 | Degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons with organisms encapsulated in wax Organisms that degrade hydrocarbon-based substances are encapsulated in wax to form organism-containing wax microshells that are used for removing oil-based substances such as oil spills on land and water. The organism is preferably of the genus Candida t... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5798237 | Recombinant lactobacillus for fermentation of xylose to lactic acid and lactate A recombinant Lactobacillus MONT4 is provided which has been genetically engineered with xylose isomerase and xylulokinase genes from Lactobacillus pentosus to impart to the Lactobacillus MONT4 the ability to ferment lignocellulosic biomass containing xyl... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5773283 | Systems and methods for biodegradation The present invention relates to the aerobic reaction of compounds such as aromatic, nitro-aromatic, halo-aromatic, halo-nitro-aromatic, aliphatic and halo-aliphatic compounds with a microorganism, said microorganism being a member of the group consisting... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5756317 | Production of heteroplysaccharide biopolymers with xanthomonas in oil-in-water emulsion Heteropolysaccharide biopolymers well adopted as thickening agents are improvedly produced by microbially fermenting a carbohydrate nutrient medium, said nutrient medium comprising an oil-in-water emulsion of a discontinuous oily phase dispersed within a ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5721112 | Method of determining the presence or absence of a nonparaffinophilic microoganism in a specimen and an associated apparatus A method of determining the presence or absence of a nonparaffinophilic microorganism in a specimen taken from a patient includes providing a receptacle containing an aqueous solution and inoculating the aqueous solution with the specimen. A slide coated ... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5707825 | Interface bioreactor system This invention provides an interface bioreactor system comprising (a) a reaction tank having (1) a reaction solvent placed therein, (2) a plurality of plate-like hydrophilic immobilizing carriers each having a thickness of 1 to 500 mm and packed therein s... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5698414 | Method and apparatus for testing paraffinophilic microorganisms for antimicrobial agent sensitivity A method of determining the sensitivity of at least one paraffinophilic microorganism from a specimen obtained from a patient to different antimicrobial agents and predetermined quantities thereof includes providing at least one receptacle containing an a... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5688685 | System and methods for biodegradation of compounds The present invention relates to the aerobic reaction of compounds such as aromatic, nitro-aromatic, halo-aromatic, aliphatic and halo-aliphatic compounds with a microorganism, the microorganism being a member of the group consisting of microorganisms hav... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5641679 | Methods for bio-remediation The present invention relates to the aerobic reaction of compounds such as aromatic, nitro-aromatic, halo-aromatic, aliphatic and halo-aliphatic compounds with a microorganism, the microorganism being a member of the group consisting of microorganisms hav... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5639658 | Split feed cell fermentation system Provided are methods for fed batch fermentation of cells to produce a compound of interest. Also provided are methods of preparing a compound of interest.... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5633164 | Methods for fluid phase biodegradation The present invention relates to the aerobic reaction of compounds such as aromatic, nitro-aromatic, halo-aromatic, aliphatic and halo-aliphatic compounds with a microorganism, the microorganism being a member of the group consisting of microorganisms hav... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5571705 | Biofilter for bioremediation of compound The present invention relates to the aerobic reaction of compounds such as aromatic, nitro-aromatic, halo-aromatic, aliphatic and halo-aliphatic compounds with a microorganism, the microorganism being a member of the group consisting of microorganisms hav... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5571715 | Surface active metal chelated nutrients for bioremediation of hydrocarbon contaminated soils and water The present invention provides for enhanced bioremediation of hydrocarbon contaminated soils and waters by treating soil or water with a composition comprising of a metal chelated macrocyclic amido amines or mixtures thereof represented by the structural ... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5518726 | Hydrocarbon emulsifier or solubilizer composition produced by Flavobacterium FERM BP-4010 A microorganism belonging to the genus Flavobacterium posessing the capacity to decompose hydrocarbons, tolerance to sulfurous acids, tolerance to salinity, tolerance to organic solvents, and tolerance to pressure. The microorganism is of a strain of the ... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5514588 | Surfactant-nutrients for bioremediation of hydrocarbon contaminated soils and water The present invention provides for enhanced bioremediation of hydrocarbon contaminated soils and waters by treating soil or water with a composition comprising a phosphorous source, a diluent and a compound or mixtures thereof represented by the structura... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5492828 | Process for producing modified microorganisms for oil treatment at high temperatures, pressures and salinity This invention relates to the preparation of new, modified organisms, through challenge growth processes, that are viable in the extreme temperature, pressure and pH conditions and salt concentrations of an oil reservoir and that are suitable for use in m... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5413933 | Microorganisms and methods for degrading plant cell walls and complex hydrocarbons Unique marine amoebae capable of digesting algal cell walls and degrading complex hydrocarbons, including plastics, and methods for treating algae and complex hydrocarbons using the amoebae and partially purified enzymes from the amoebae.... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5364789 | Microbial cleaner A microbial cleaner comprising at least one hydrocarbon-ingesting microbe strain and a biocatalyst transforms hydrocarbons into nontoxic substances. The biocatalyst includes a nonionic surfactant, a chlorine-absorbing salt, at least one microbe nutrient, ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5346929 | Biodegradable plastic and articles made therefrom The present invention relates to a biodegradable plastic made from a combination of at least one synthetic plastic polymer, at least one natural polymer and a natural polymer attacking agent and articles made therefrom.... | 09/13/1994 |
