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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8097447 | Solid nutrient media useful for isolating and identifying alkaliphilic bacteria The present invention relates to a solid nutrient media composition having alkaline pH, useful for isolating and identifying alkaliphilic microorganisms in pure form. The media composition consists of 5-15 g of carbon source, 2.5-10 g of peptone, 2.5-10 g of yeast e... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7960164 | Selective growth medium for spp The invention is a selective growth medium for investigating, isolating, counting and directly identifying pathogenic bacteria of the genus Listeria.The medium promotes the Listeria spp. while simultaneously inhibiting the growth of non-Listeria | 06/14/2011 |
| 7947484 | Method, a device, and an additive for digesting organic matter A method of producing biogas by anaerobic digestion of organic matter may include adding cobalt, iron, and hydrochloric acid to an organic matter; bringing the organic matter in contact with biogas-producing bacteria; and digesting the organic matter under anaerobic... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7932076 | Compositions for culturing spirochetes The present invention relates to methods and compositions for culturing spirochetes and treating spirochetal diseases. For example, the present invention provides serum-free media for culturing spirochete bacteria in vitro. The present invention further provides met... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7842496 | Advanced selective plating media Selective growth media N4 agars that include a combination of high levels of yeast extract, possibly higher levels of protein, elevated levels of sugar and reduced levels of sodium chloride. The combination of ingredients provides the ability to detect Salmonella... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7759109 | High density growth of T7 expression strains with auto-induction option A bacterial growth medium for promoting auto-induction of transcription of cloned DNA in cultures of bacterial cells grown batchwise is disclosed. The transcription is under the control of a lac repressor. Also disclosed is a bacterial growth medium for improving th... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7655454 | Bacteriological culture medium for species A chemically defined media supplemented with organic acids is used for supporting in vitro growth of Campylobacter and Arcobacter species. ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7618805 | Gamma-sterilisable nutrient medium based on casein soya peptone agar A gamma-sterilizable nutrient medium based on casein soya peptone agar for the detection of microorganisms in hydrogen peroxide-bearing air or on hydrogen peroxide-bearing surfaces, with a content of between 2 and 10% by weight of sodium thioglycolate, between 5 and... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7410791 | Device containing cytophilic islands that adhere cells separated by cytophobic regions The invention provides a device for adhering cells in a specific and predetermined position, and associated methods. The device includes a plate defining a surface and a plurality of cytophilic islands that adhere cells, isolated by cytophobic regions to which cells... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7371560 | Photosynthetic hydrogen production A process for the production of hydrogen, comprising the steps of: (i) providing a photosynthetic microorganism having electron transfer capability through a photosynthetic light reaction pathway and through a respiratory electron transfer chain involving an oxidati... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7354740 | Animal product free system and process for purifying a toxin Chromatographic processes and systems for purifying a botulinum toxin from an APF fermentation medium. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7323328 | Obligately symbiotic thermophile SC-1 producing thermostable L-tyrosine phenol-lyase and L-tryptophan indole-lyase The present invention relates to a novel obligately symbiotic thermophile Symbiobacterium toebii SC-1 (Accession NO: KCTC 0685BP), and a thermostable L-tyrosine phenol-lyase and L-tryptophan indole-lyase produced by Symbiobacterium toebii SC-1. The pre... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7309580 | Chromogenic plating medium for the rapid presumptive identification of , , and A plating medium for the presumptive identification of Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis and/or Bacillus anthrasis that includes a nutrient base to facilitate growth of Bacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus anthrasis,... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7291355 | Ferment activator based on lactic acid bacteria and method for preparing a dairy product using same The invention concerns a ferment activator based on lactic acid bacteria, characterised in that it comprises at least: a nitrogenous substance, a buffer system capable of maintaining the activity pH of the lactic acid bacteria with which said activator is to be asso... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7241616 | System for culturing human cells and tissues Disclosed is a human cell/tissue culturing system including a plurality of incubators, each incubator capable of aseptically storing/culturing cell(s) or tissue(s) derived from a (human) individual and identifying the cell(s) or the tissue(s) during incubation, wher... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7229616 | Lactic acid bacteria for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of giardiasis The present invention relates to the use of a supernatant of lactic acid bacteria or of Bifidobacteria capable of preventing colonization of intestinal cells by Giardia intestinalis, for the preparation of an ingestible carrier for the treatment and/or prophy... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222047 | System and method for monitoring and controlling an aquatic environment A system and method for monitoring and controlling an aquatic environment thus regulating the aquatic environment and maximizing the stability of the aquatic ecosystem. This system uses sensor and data fusion algorithms to perform system anomaly analysis and predict... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7214509 | Methods and compositions for degradation of nitroaromatic and nitramine pollutants The invention relates to novel Methylobacterium species that are capable of degrading nitroaromatic and nitramine compounds. Compositions, kits and methods of using the Methylobacterium species for the degradation of nitroaromatic and nitramine polluta... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7201871 | Specimen having capability of separating solid component A test strip having the capability of separating blood cells from whole blood, wherein it has a porous reagent layer comprising beads, an inorganic gel and a reagent that causes a detectable reaction with a substance to be detected, and a substrate that supports the... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198907 | bacteria detection and differentiation The invention concerns a culture medium for isolating Vibrio bacteria, characterised in that it comprises, in a Vibrio culture medium, at least a chromogenic agent selected among the β-glucosidase substrates and the β-galactosidase substrates. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189541 | Botulinum toxin production method Media and processes for the fermentation of Clostridium botulinum and obtaining a botulinum toxin for use in formulating botulinum toxin pharmaceutical compositions. The growth media can contain significantly reduced levels of meat or dairy by-p... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7176014 | Solid culture medium and method for preparing the same A solid medium having a 10 minute-average water absorption rate of at least 0.05 ml/minute, which is obtainable by a method for producing a solid medium comprising the steps of dissolving components of the solid medium other than solvent water into the solvent water... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7160699 | Media for clostridium bacterium and processes for obtaining a clostridial toxin Animal product free (APF) media and processes for the culture and fermentation of botulinum toxin producing Clostridium botulinum bacteria. The botulinum toxin obtained can be used for formulating and compounding botulinum toxin pharmaceu... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7148041 | Animal product free media and processes for obtaining a toxin Media and processes for the fermentation of Clostridium botulinum and obtaining a botulinum toxin for use in formulating botulinum toxin pharmaceutical compositions. The growth media can contain significantly reduced levels of meat or dairy by-p... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7101702 | Fermentative preparation process for and crystal forms of cytostatics The invention relates to a new process for concentrating epothilones in culture media, a new process for the production of epothilones, a new process for separating epothilones A and B and a new strain obtained by mutagenesis for the production of epothilones, as we... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7101701 | Method to reduce contamination when culturing mycobacteria Provided is a method for culturing Mycobacteria in the presence of a class A lantibiotic, thereby inhibiting or reducing bacterial contamination in the culture, without significantly disadvantageously affecting or retarding mycobacterial growth. Further provi... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7067306 | Device containing cytophilic islands that adhere cells separated by cytophobic regions The invention provides a device for adhering cells in a specific and predetermined position, and associated methods. The device includes a plate defining a surface and a plurality of cytophilic islands that adhere cells, isolated by cytophobic regions to which cells... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067299 | Materials and methods for production of bacteria The subject invention provides novel and advantageous methods for growing bacteria. The methods of the subject invention are particularly advantageous for growing parasitic bacteria in vitro, without the presence of host tissue. In one embodiment of the subject inve... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052724 | Method of producing active dry yeast A novel technique is provided for drying a yeast for brewing and a method of producing alcoholic beverages by using the yeast. It is intended to provide a method of producing a dry yeast which has the optimum fermentability when directly used in fermentation and giv... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7022511 | Process for the isolation and acclimatization of bacteria for lignin degradation The invention provides a novel process of lignin degradation using a consortium of bacteria. To date, biodegradation of lignin has been centered to fungi only. Degradation of lignin by bacteria confer a new understanding that may be of tremendous industrial signific... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022509 | Gas vesicles of cells and methods of harvesting, isolating and modifying same A method for removing a gas from a site comprising placing cells having gas vesicles under conditions that induce the cells to float to a surface of an aqueous medium, harvesting the cells from the surface of the medium, lysing the cells, separating the gas vesicles... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018813 | Method for the production of bacterial toxins Methods and compositions are provided for the enhanced production of bacterial toxins in large-scale cultures. Specifically, methods and compositions for reducing bacterial toxin expression inhibitors are providing including, but not limited to, addition of toxin ex... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018828 | Microbial culture medium containing agar and iota carrageenan Media and kits are disclosed for use in processes requiring microbial culture. More specifically, the invention provides carrageenan-stabilized agar-based microbial culture media and kits constructed using the media. The media and kits of the invention may allow the... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6984506 | Microorganisms and processes for producing L-glutamine The present invention provides novel microorganisms, Brevibacterium lactofermentum CJJA21 (Accession No. KCCM-10222), which is resistant to sodium azide, and Brevibacterium lactofermentum CJJA22 (Accession No. KCCM-10223), which is resistant to α-amin... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6955911 | Method of culturing microorganism In cultivating a microorganism having nitrile hydratase production ability, by allowing at least one of a ketose, such as fructose, and a sugar alcohol, such as mannitol, to be present, growth inhibition by cobalt ion is prevented, thereby achieving cultivation at a... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6933137 | Animal component free meningococcal polysaccharide fermentation and seedbank development Animal-free meninge fermentation media and process is developed based upon use of a chemically defined medium. To improve polysaccharide production, fed-batch fermentation is examined using different feed solutions and feeding strategies. A feed solution containing ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6919197 | Materials and methods for the efficient production of Pasteuria The subject invention provides novel and advantageous methods for growing bacteria. The methods of the subject invention are particularly advantageous for growing parasitic bacteria, in vitro, without the presence of host tissue. In one embodiment of the subject inv... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6908753 | Trace element-containing carrier for growing microorganism Provided is a bacteria culture carrier in which a polymer product having a trace element and an inorganic nutrient salt for growth of bacteria included therein is laminated by being held with an inorganic porous material. This carrier is useful in a bioreactor or wa... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6908745 | Gamma sterilizable culture medium for the identification of yeasts and fungi Gamma sterilizable culture medium for the selectively identification of yeasts and fungi with an addition of ciprofloxacin and, if necessary streptomycin or other antibiotics. ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6855536 | Materials and methods for the enhancement of effective root nodulation in legumes The subject invention relates to compounds and compositions which induce transcripts of the nolA gene in nitrogen-fixing bacteria, such as Bradyrhizobium japonicum. Novel bacterial strains which are insensitive too NolA, soil inoculants comprising NolA insens... | 02/15/2005 |
