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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7332325 | Biological method for removing organic polymers A biological method for removing organic polymers is provided. The method includes the cultivation of a bacterial strain Pseudomonas nitroreducens TX1. The deposit numbers are PTA-6168 at ATCC and BCRC910228 at Bioresources Collection and Research Center in T... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326689 | Pseudomycins useful against plant diseases Plants and crops subject to attack by fungal related diseases are protected or treated by the application of Pseudomycin compositions which were originally isolated from Pseudomonas syringae. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7166270 | Methods of screening compounds useful for prevention of infection or pathogenicity Screening procedures are disclosed for identifying compounds useful for inhibiting infection or pathogenicity. Methods are also disclosed for identifying pathogenic virulence factors. ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7141407 | Chickweed bioherbicides The present invention relates to the use of a strain of Burkholderia andropogonis for controlling the growth of a weed belonging to the order Caryophyllales. The present invention also provides a method for suppressing weed growth, comprising applying a strai... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7087424 | Method of controlling fungal pathogens, and agents useful for same A method of preventing or treating infection by a range of fungal pathogens in an animal or plant or stored plant product comprising administering an effective amount of a sugar acid, in particular mannonic acid, gluconic acid or galacturonic. The sugar acid can be ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6936447 | Autoinducer molecule Autoinducer molecules, e.g., N-(3-oxododecanoyl)homoserine lactone, for Pseudomonas aeruginosa are described. The molecules regulate gene expression in the bacterium. Therapeutic compositions and therapeutic methods involving analogs and/or inhibitors of the ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6872788 | Production method of polyester containing epoxy group in side chain and production method of crosslinked polymer A method is provided which biosynthesizes a PHA having an epoxy group on a side chain with improved physicochemical properties. Specifically, a method of producing a polyester containing an epoxy group in a side chain thereof using alkene as a raw material is provid... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6806070 | Use of bacterial extracts of the pseudomonadaceae family as cosmetic agents Use of an extract of bacterium from the family Pseudomonadaceae in the production of cosmetic compositions in particular for combating ageing of the skin. ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6803444 | Polyhydroxyalkanoate polyester having vinyl phenyl structure in the side chain and its production method Polyhydroxyalkanoate type polyester that comprises one unit % or more of 3-hydroxy-ω-(4-vinylphenyl)alkanoic acid units. A microbial production method is also provided. ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6777153 | POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE CONTAINING UNIT WITH THIENYL STRUCTURE IN THE SIDE CHAIN, PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION, CHARGE CONTROL AGENT, TONER BINDER AND TONER WHICH CONTAIN THIS POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE, AND IMAGE-FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS WHICH MAKE USE OF THE TONER A polyhydroxyalkanoate characterized by having in the molecule a unit represented by Chemical Formula (1): wherein n may assume any one integral value within the range of from 1 to 8. Also disclosed are a process ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6689357 | Non-obligate predatory bacterium Burkholderia casidae and uses thereof A novel predator bacterium Burkholderia casidae is disclosed. The invention is directed to the isolation and use of Burkholderia casidae to control microbial diseases of plants. The genetic, biochemical and physiological characteristics of Burkholderia ca... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6686439 | Polyhydroxyalkanoate and method of producing same, and ω-(2-thienylsulfanyl) alkanoic acid and method of producing same PHA containing a novel 3-hydroxy-thioalkanoic acid unit having a highly reactive thienyl group in a side chain thereof, and a method of producing the same are provided. Specifically, 5-(2-thienyl-sulfanyl)valeric acid represented by Chemical Formula [4] b... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6664088 | Production of vanillin A method of producing vanillin comprising the steps of: (1) providing trans-ferulic acid or a salt thereof; and (2) providing trans-ferulate: CoASH ligase activity (enzyme activity I), trans-feruloyl ScoA hydratase activity (enzyme activity II), and ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6649380 | Method for controlling molecular weight of polyhydroxyalkanote constituted on units containing residue of pheynyl-, thienyl-, or cyclohexyl-structure in side chain of molecule A method is provided for controlling the molecular weight of a polyhydroxyalkanoate containing at least one of a unit: --[OCH((CH2)m R1)CH2 C(O)]-- (m=1-8; R1 is a residue having a ring structure of a... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6645756 | Method for remediation of an environment contaminated with carbon tetrachloride A method of remediating an environment contaminated with carbon tetrachloride by introducing Pseudomonas strain sp. KC (PsKC) into the environment under iron limiting conditions and converting the carbon tetrachloride directly to carbon dioxide and a non-... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6645743 | Polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer containing in molecule unit with vinylphenyl structure in its side chain and method of manufacturing the same A polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) having a desired configuration is produced using a raw material containing ω-(4-vinylphenyl)-alkanoic acid and (ω-substituted alkanoic acid in which a group having a ring structure selected from phenyl, thienyl, and cyclohex... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6624139 | Hypersensitive response elicitor-induced stress resistance The present invention is directed to imparting stress resistance to plants. This can be achieved by applying a hypersensitive response elicitor in a non-infectious form to plants or plant seeds under conditions effective to impart stress resistance to pla... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6596520 | Immobilizing lipase by adsorption from a crude solution onto nonpolar polyolefin particles Immobilized lipase is prepared by adsorbing lipase from a crude lipase solution onto polyolefin particles such as polypropylene particles which are nonpolar. The crude solution may be a cell-free culture broth. Lipase sources include Pseudomonas burkholde... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6586562 | Polyhydroxyalkanoate, method for production thereof and microorganisms for use in the same A polyhydroxyalkanoate having a monomer unit composition represented by General Formula (1): Am B.sub.(1-m) (1) wherein A is represented by General Formula (2), B is at least one selected from the group consisting of monomer units represented by Ge... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6541240 | Bacterial cleavage of only organic C-N bonds of carbonaceous materials to reduce nitrogen content A microbial process is provided for selective cleavage of only organic C--N bonds while leaving C--C bonds intact which may be used for reducing the nitrogen content of nitrogen-containing organic carbonaceous materials. Microorganisms of Pseudomonas ayuc... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6492147 | Method for producing microbial polyester A method for producing a microbial polyester by culturing a microorganism being capable of producing a poly hydroxyalkanoate polyester in a culture medium containing 1-hexene as a sole carbon source.... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6479621 | Polyhydroxyalkanoate containing 3-hydroxythienylalkanoic acid as monomer unit and method for producing the same Microorganisms capable of synthesizing novel polyhydroxyalkanoate having 3-hydroxythienylalkanoic acid as monomer unit, using thienylalkanoic acid as a stock are cultured on a culture medium containing thienylalkanoic acid, and the polyhydroxyalkanoate pr... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6432688 | Amino alcohol dehydrogenase converts keto alcohol to amino alcohol and amino alcohol to keto alcohol A purified amino alcohol dehydrogenase which reductively converts a keto alcohol into an amino alcohol and oxidatively converts an amino alcohol into a keto alcohol is disclosed. The enzyme is NAD(H) dependent, has a molecular weight of 100,000 Da when de... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6319497 | Non-obligate predatory bacterium burkholderia casidaeand uses thereof A novel predator bacterium Burkholderia casidae is disclosed. The invention is directed to the isolation and use of Burkholderia casidae to control microbial diseases of plants. The genetic, biochemical and physiological characteristics of Burkholderia ca... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6297032 | Recombinant cephalosporin C amidohydrolase in cephalosporin biosynthesis The present invention relates to an enzyme process for the one-step conversion of cephalosporin C or a derivative thereof into 7-aminocephalosporanic acid or a corresponding derivative thereof. The one step conversion is effected using a cephalosphorin C ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6225438 | Medium chain length PHA copolymer and process for producing same This invention relates to polymer production and in particular to a novel copolymer and a process for microbiologically producing the same. More specifically this invention provides for a poly-3-hydroxyalkanoate (PHA) that includes medium length 3-hydroxy... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6221651 | Pseudomonas ayucida useful for cleavage of organic C-N bonds A mutant Pseudomonas ayucida strain ATCC N° PTA-806 which is able to selectively cleave organic C--N bonds and reduce the nitrogen content of organic carbonaceous materials is described.... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6204048 | Microorganisms useful for cleavage of organic C-N bonds A mutant Pseudomonas ayucida strain No PTA-806 which is able to selectively cleave organic C--N bonds and reduce the nitrogen content of organic carbonaceous materials is described.... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6121024 | Halophilic Pseudomonas strain having accession No.NCIM 5109 (ATCC 55940) and a process for preparingD(-)N-carbamoylphenylglycine using said strain The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of D(-)N-carbamoylphenylglycine, by growing Pseudomonas sp deposited at National Collection of Industrial Microorganisms, Pune, India and at American Type Cultural Centre, Rockville, U.S.A and... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6107247 | Biological control of sprouting in potatoes Sprouting in stored potatoes is suppressed with sprout control agents of bacterial origin. These agents are typically applied to the potato surfaces as whole culture broths and they prevent softening and necrosis of the tuber. In a preferred embodiment of... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6103508 | Method for removing fumarase activity, microorganisms obtainable by the method, and production of optically active aminopolycarboxylic acids using the microorganisms This invention relates to a method for removing fumarase activity from a microorganism or processed product thereof having ethylenediamine-N,N'-disuccinic acid ethylenediamine lyase activity, which includes treating the microorganism or processed product ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6077505 | Biological seed treatment to improve emergence, vigor, uniformity and yield of sweet corn A bacterial inoculant for controlling root rot and damping off in corn, and for fostering the growth of corn, is disclosed. Also disclosed are two mutant bacterial strains, Burkholderia cepacia 2J6 and Burkholderia cepacia 2J6, which foster the growth of ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6057147 | Apparatus and method for bioremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated objects The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for enhanced bioremediation of hydrocarbons removed from a contaminated object comprising: (a) a basin for cleansing said hydrocarbon-contaminated object, said basin having a means for introduci... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6017746 | Remedying a contaminated environment using Pseudomonas cepacia or Corynebacterium species and Renobacter species FERM BP-5353 having dehalogenase activity A process for remedying an environment contaminated with an aliphatic organochlorine compound which includes the use of Pseudomonas cepacia strain KK01 (FERM BP-4235) or Corynebacterium species (FERM BP 5102) and Renobacter species (FERM BP-5353). The fir... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6017866 | Lipases with improved surfactant resistance The present invention provides mutant lipases which retain lipase activity, but have improved surfactant resistance and are thus highly advantageous for use in detergent compositions. Preferred lipases of this type include modified functional forms of a l... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6017752 | Biological control of postharvest diseases of pome fruit with Pseudomonas syringae pv. lachrymans An isolate from the surface of apple leaves, Pseudomonas syringae pv. lachrymans having the deposited accession number NRRL B-18739, exhibits antifungal properties. The organisms have utility in methods for controlling postharvest disease in agricultural ... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5998198 | Microorganisms that decompose halogenated hydrocarbons and their use Microorganisms belonging to the genus Burkholderia and having the ability to decompose halogenated hydrocarbon, which are able to decompose 50% or more of 100 ppm of trichloroethylene in 2 days, or decompose 100% of 30 ppm of trichloroethylene in 18 hours... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5993658 | Method for biodegrading trichloroethylene and method for biodegrading chlorinated organic compound by microorganisms There are here provided a method for biodegrading trichloroethylene which comprises the step of bringing an aqueous medium containing trichloroethylene into contact with microorganisms having a trichloroethylene degrading ability derived from intestines o... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5985268 | Gamma-irradiated bacterial preparation having anti-tumor activity A bacterial preparation from Pseudomonas species isolated #15 ATCC 55638 that has been exposed to gamma radiation exhibits cytotoxicity that is specific for neoplastic carcinoma cells. A method for obtaining a bacterial preparation having antitumor activi... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5981264 | Peptides from pseudomonas syringae possessing broad-spectrum antibiotic activity An isolated substantially pure pseudomonas culture, exemplified by pseudomonas syringae MSU 16H (ATCC No. 67028), produces the substantially pure peptide pseudomycin which has broad spectrum anti-fungal characteristics.... | 11/09/1999 |
