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| 7611885 | Pharmaceutically compatible method for purifying intact bacterial minicells The present invention provides a method for purifying bacterial minicells that involves subjecting a sample containing minicells to density gradient centrifugation in a biologically compatible medium. The method optionally includes a preliminary differential centrif... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7442541 | β-glucan-containing fat and oil composition and novel microorganism capable of producing β-glucan A β-glucan-containing fat and oil composition contains β-glucan of microorganism origin or basidiomycete origin. The β-glucan-containing fat and oil composition has β-glucan uniformly dispersed in a food without worsening the texture, taste etc. of the food. The... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7429485 | Method of producing infectious reovirus A simple and efficient method of producing mammalian reovirus is developed using HEK 293 cells. The method provides for fast production of reovirus in high yield. Furthermore, this method provides for a simpler purification procedure of the produced reovirus. ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7425411 | Method for recovering microorganisms from a sample The present invention provides for a method for recovering microorganisms from a sample that is rapid and provides microorganisms substantially free of adsorbents and other particles. The method includes mixing a sample comprising a medium, an adsorbent and microorg... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7413886 | Process for producing phosphorylase It is intended to provide a process for conveniently producing phosphorylase at a high purity using a phosphorylase-producing microorganism. Namely, a process for producing phosphorylase characterized by culturing a phosphorylase-producing microorganism in a medium ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7384628 | Lactic acid bacteria and its use in direct-fed microbials A composition comprising lactic acid bacteria that are selected from at least one of Lactococcus lactis, Lactobacillus lactis, and Lactobacillus brevis. The composition is suitable for administration to animals. Upon administration to an animal, the co... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7374925 | mutant strain The present invention relates to novel micro-organism, Penicillium funiculosum, to new enzymes mixture obtained from it and nucleic acid sequences thereto. ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371830 | Method for separating biological material from a fluid using magnetic particles Magnetic particles are prepared containing a magnetic core coated with a glass layer having a substantially pore-free glass surface or having pores with a diameter of less than 10 nm. The particles are used for separating biological material such as nucleic acids. A... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7314731 | Method for selecting therapeutic agents for cancer The present invention discloses in vitro methods for screening candidate therapeutic and/or chemotherapeutic agents for in vivo efficacy in a specific patient. The invention also includes methods for determining the optimal dosage of a therapeutic agent for a specif... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7270994 | Bd-II stain and used to reduce blood cholesterol The invention disclosed a kind of lactobacillus casei Bd-II, the accession number of the deposit of which is CGMCC NO.0849, and also disclosed a use of it for reducing blood lipid level. Further, a composition for reducing blood lipid level containing it and ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7252981 | Method for the preparation of stable and reusable biosensing granules The present invention provides a process for the preparation of stable and reusable biosensing granules useful in the assessment of biodegradability of effluents. The biosensing granules are prepared by culturing active aerobic microbial consortia in synthetic mediu... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7235402 | Scalable bioreactor culture process and system for the maturation of conifer somatic embryos A bioreactor culture system and process for producing conifer somatic embryos comprise a closed vessel, a biomass immobilization matrix, a liquid culture medium recirculating equipment, and a gas control equipment. The biomass immobilization matrix is installed in a... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7189329 | Control of development of biofilms in industrial process water There is provided a method of inhibiting the development of a biofilm adjacent a surface, the method comprising intermittently applying a biofilm inhibiting substance to a collection of microorganisms having biofilm developing potential. Other embodiments are also d... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7179636 | Preparing a sample to be analyzed from a sample with very large volume The invention concerns the use of filtering means comprising a housing (2) wherein are arranged parallel to one another a plurality of hollow fibers (3), whereof the porous wall (3a) of each defines an aperture (4), so that said me... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179633 | Biological neutralization of highly alkaline textile industrial wastewater The present invention provides a novel process of neutralizing textile industrial wastewater by a bacterial strain isolated in India. The isolated bacterial strain is capable to bring down the pH of wastewater from 12.00 to 7.00 units within two hours. The neutraliz... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7163709 | Composition for disinfection of plants, animals, humans, byproducts of plants and animals and articles infected with pathogens and method of producing and application of same The present invention discloses a composition and method of providing ionic forms or compounds of any combination of three metals to produce a product that can be used as a antimicrobial as defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) such as a hard sur... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7112415 | Method of preparing cell cultures from biological specimens for assaying a response to an agent An improved system for screening a multiple of candidate therapeutic or chemotherapeutic agents for efficacy as to a specific patient, in which a tissue sample from the patient is harvested, cultured and separately exposed to a plurality of treatments and/or therape... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7105317 | Immunogenic compositions comprising vrg-gene products from extracts This invention relates to an immunogenic composition comprising a bacterial extract containing at least one expression products of the vrg genes of a strain of Bordetella chosen from B. pertussis, B. parapertussis, or B. bronchiseptica. The inve... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7067122 | Modified live vaccine for aquatic animals A safe and effective live vaccine against Edwardsiella tarda in fish was created through the induction of rifampicin resistance in a native Edwardsiella tarda isolate. Single immersion exposure or injection of fish stimulated acquired immunity against ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052614 | Control of development of biofilms in industrial process water There is provided a method of inhibiting the development of a biofilm adjacent a surface, the method comprising intermittently applying a biofilm inhibiting substance to a collection of microorganisms having biofilm developing potential. There is also provided a met... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7049127 | Method of producing infectious reovirus A simple and efficient method of producing mammalian reovirus is developed using HEK 293 cells. The method provides for fast production of reovirus in high yield. Furthermore, this method provides for a simpler purification procedure of the produced reovirus. ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6987022 | Leukemic cell-adsorbing material containing lectin protein from beans or soybeans An efficient method for therapeutic treatment of a leukemic patient is disclosed in which the patient's body fluid under external circulation is brought into direct contact with an adsorbent material capable of adsorbing the leukemic cells in the body fluid specific... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6967085 | Flocculation of cell material A process of flocculating microbial cell material from a suspending medium which contains cell material, comprising adding to the suspending medium a first polymeric material which is cationic and has intrinsic viscosity of not more than 2 dl/g, and subsequently or ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6955912 | Process for producing Trichoderma harzianum ferm BP-4346 The present invention is intended to efficiently produce a large amount of chlamydospores of Trichoderma harzianum SK-5-5 mycelia. This objective is achieved by chlamydospores characterized by having been obtained by inoculating a culture medium containing gl... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6933129 | Method for culturing and assaying cells An improved system for screening a multiple of candidate therapeutic or chemotherapeutic agents for efficacy as to a specific patient, in which a tissue sample from the patient is harvested, cultured and separately exposed to a plurality of treatments and/or therape... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6927282 | Clarification of protein precipitate suspensions using anionic polymeric flocculants Protein suspensions comprising soluble and insoluble components are purified via flocculation with anionic polymers, such as polyacrylamides, potato starch, or modified cellulose. The procedure improves the efficiency of solid/liquid separations and can minimize or ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6924133 | Spray dried enzyme product The invention relates to a particle comprising an enzyme and a biomass, to a process for preparing a particle comprising spray drying an enzyme and biomass containing fermentation broth starting material, to obtain a solid particle comprising an enzyme and a biomass... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6900027 | Method for preparing cell cultures from biological specimens for chemotherapeutic and other assays An improved system for screening a multiple of candidate therapeutic or chemotherapeutic agents for efficacy as to a specific patient, in which a tissue sample from the patient is harvested, cultured and separately exposed to a plurality of treatments and/or therape... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6890755 | Recovery of fetal cells from maternal blood using chaotic advection To extract fetal cells from a sample of maternal blood or a fluid derived from maternal blood, sample liquid is moved over a collector surface bearing a ligand for the fetal cells. Chaotic advection in the liquid enhances the efficiency of cell collection. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6887680 | Method for preparing cell cultures from biological specimens for chemotherapeutic and other assays An improved system for screening a multiple of candidate therapeutic or chemotherapeutic agents for efficacy as to a specific patient, in which a tissue sample from the patient is harvested, cultured and separately exposed to a plurality of treatments and/or therape... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6878545 | Method for separating viable cells from cell suspensions The invention relates to a method of separating viable cells from cell suspensions using hydrocyclones, which method can, especially, be carried out continuously. ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6861235 | Method for controlling target microorganism There is provided a method for controlling a target microorganism characterized in that an extrinsic environmental factor is added to a culture system where said target microorganism and other microbes coexist, said extrinsic environmental factor providing a desirab... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6787340 | Apparatus for separating cells and producing microbial polysaccharides The present invention includes a process for separating cells from a liquid media, a method of fermentation using such a separation, and an apparatus for conducting such a separation or for facilitating a cellular reaction. In broadest terms, the separation process ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6780612 | Methods for the propagation of lytic organisms The present invention provides a method for the propagation of lytic organisms which comprises the infection of the cells of a stable cell line within a hollow fibre bioreactor with a lytic organism, wherein after said infection, said organism multiplies within the ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6753178 | Intermittent immersion vessel apparatus and process for plant propagation A plant micropropagation apparatus (100) and process is provided in which a support platform (110) for vessels (12) containing a liquid growth media are periodically pivoted which brings about an intermittent immersion of the plant tissue/growth... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6737074 | Methods of separating cells, transplanting cells and engineering tissue using fibrin microbeads The present invention provides fibrin microbeads that are biologically active and comprise extensively cross-linked fibrin(ogen), and a method for preparing the fibrin microbeads. The present invention also provides a composition comprising cells bound to the fibrin... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6730230 | Use of high density microparticles for removal of pathogens Methods of using high-density microparticles to bind and remove pathogens from biological fluids are disclosed. Pathogens include prions, viruses, bacteria and protozoa. ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6709853 | Process for the preparation of cell beads BOD sensor useful for instant BOD estimation Immobilized cell beads incorporating formulated microbial consortium comprising a synergistic mixture of the following bacterial strains namely, Enterobacter sakazaki, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Aeromonas sobria selected from the following isolated bac... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6703232 | Method of producing infectious reovirus A simple and efficient method of producing mammalian reovirus is developed using HEK 293 cells. The method provides for fast production of reovirus in high yield. Furthermore, this method provides for a simpler purification procedure of the produced reovi... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6664095 | Solid state fermentation The present invention provides an improved solid state fermentation device that combines all of the operations of microorganism cultivation (sterilization, inoculation, cultivation, extraction, and post extraction treatment). This solid state fermentation... | 12/16/2003 |
