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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7407652 | Probiotic system for aquaculture Probiotic bacterial strains are provided which inhibit or prevent growth or pathogenic bacteria in marine organisms. Also provided are methods of culturing marine organisms using the probiotic bacteria. ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7371556 | Microorganism The present invention relates to a novel hyperthermophile, in particular, to a hyperthermophile belonging to a novel genus isolated from compost by fermenting organic wastes at a temperature of 85° C. or more which is capable of growing at 80° C. or more (Caldo... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361497 | Probiotic bacteria Strains of probiotic bacteria, their isolation, characteristics and methods of use to prevent or treat carriage by a food production animal of Salmonella that causes human salmonellosis are provided. Methods for isolating and characterizing the probiotic bact... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7314748 | Odor control agent The present invention provides in one aspect for a method for controlling odor associated with spills of organic material which can cause odors on carpets. The method comprises applying to the carpet a preparation of dormant bacteria, which when activated are effect... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314732 | Drug and manufacturing method of same The drug of the present invention, and a method of manufacturing the drug are so arranged that a photosynthetic bacterium is incubated together with a lactic acid bacterium so as to cause the photosynthetic bacterium to produce a viscous material in a liquid medium,... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7241441 | Microorganism EROM101, having immune enhancement, anticancer and antimicrobial activities The present invention relates to a novel Pediococcus genus microorganism and more particularly, Pediococcus pentosaceus EROM101 (KCCM-10517) originated from human intestines having immune enhancement, anticancer and antiviral activities and a use there... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7195906 | Bifidobacterium in the treatment of inflammatory disease A strain of Bifidobacterium isolated from resected and washed human gastrointestinal tract is significantly immunomodulatory following oral consumption in humans. The strain is useful in the prophylaxis and/or treatment of undesirable inflammatroy activity, e... | 03/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7179460 | Bacterial composition and its use The subject of the present invention is a bacterial composition having immunomodulation properties comprising at least one strain selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus acidophilus PTA-4797, Lactobacillus plantarum PTA-4799, Lactobacill... | 02/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7105322 | Process for the preparation of amides A novel biotechnological process for the preparation of nitriles, starting from amides, is described. Micro-organisms of the genus Amycolatopsis, Actinomadura or Rhodococcus are employed for this process. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7063836 | Compositions and methods for inhibiting pathogenic growth The invention includes methods and compositions for treating an animal to inhibit the incidence and growth of E. coli O157:H7 and other pathogenic bacteria. The treatment method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of Lactobacillus ac... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7025974 | Absorbent product containing absorbent structure and bacillus coagulans The invention describes compositions and methods for inhibiting microbial infections associated with the use of sanitary products, such as diapers, bandages, sanitary napkins, tampons and the like. The invention comprises providing for use a sanitary product contain... | 04/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6998119 | Feed composition containing CNCM 1-2168 capable of preventing diarrhea The present invention pertains to the use of microorganisms belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium for preparing a carrier for the treatment or prophylaxis of diarrhea. The invention also relates to food or pharmaceutical compositions containing such microorg... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6995007 | Antifungal bacterium ATCC PTA-4838 A composition comprising bacteria and an inert carrier is disclosed. The carrier can be porous, ceramic particles. The composition can also include a growth medium. Bacteria in such a composition can comprise a novel strain designated APM-1. APM-1 is a Gram-positive... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6989266 | Concrete product containing a mixture of microbial cells A cement paste containing microbial cells which has a sustained effect and an excellent function of purifying water. This cement paste contains a mixture of Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus sphaericus cells at a mixing ratio by ma... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6960341 | Bifidobacteria and preparations containing them The disclosure refers to biologically pure cultures of two strains of Bifidobacterium Longum named W11 and W11a and deposited at the Belgian Coordinated Collections of Microorganisms (BCCM) that has registered them under the accession numbers LMG P-215... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6936460 | Microbial activation of layer silicates A process for the microbial activation of layer silicates. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6849433 | Microbial production of wax esters from highly branched alkanes A microbial culture and method for producing wax esters using highly branched alkanes. In accordance with one embodiment, the highly branched alkane is squalane. ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6841165 | Insecticidal agents Disclosed are novel strains of Xenorhabdus bovienii deposited with NCIMB under accession numbers NCIMB 40985 and NCIMB 40986 which are a source of orally acting pesticides. Also disclosed are pesticidal agents which are (i) obtainable from a X. bovienii | 01/11/2005 |
| 6838277 | Furthering the enzymatic destruction of nerve agents A method of enzymatic degradation of hydrolyzed nerve agents GB, GD, GF, VX and O-isobutyl S-(diethyl-aminoethyl) methylphosphonothioate into biodegradable methylphosphonate products using enzymes from bacteria that can use for growth as the sole phosphorus source, ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6835559 | Process for the production of optically active β-amino alcohols A process for producing an optical active β-amino alcohol, the method comprising the step of allowing at least one microorganism selected from the group consisting of microorganisms belonging to the genus Morganella and others, to act on an enantiomeric mixture of ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6830908 | Glycosyltransferase and DNA encoding the same The present invention provides a protein having β1,4-galactosyltransferase activity, DNA encoding the protein, a recombinant DNA comprising the DNA, a transformant carrying the recombinant DNA, a process for producing β1,4-galactosyltransferase by using the transf... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6806078 | Substrate and method for anaerobic remediation The present invention comprises a method for anaerobic remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater comprising (a) preparing an aqueous mixture of a sparingly soluble digestible fat or oil, (b) heating and homogenizing such mixture until a stable emulsion having... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6797279 | Rhodopseudomonas capsulatas strain No. FERM BP-7434 for use in health foods Health foods are produced containing a biomass obtained by culturing cells of a purple photosynthetic bacterium (for example, Rhodopseudomonas capsulate FERMBP-7434 strain) and optionally in a mixture with a lactic acid bacterium (for example, lactobacillus). These ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6746672 | Isolated bifidobacteria that produce siderophores which inhibit growth of lactococcus lactis Isolated Bifidobacterium strains are obtained that secrete a siderophore that inhibits the growth of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract of an animal. Microbes inhibited include Lactococcus lactis, Clostridium difficile, and Clostridium perfringens.... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6727081 | Microorganism isolated from chinese elm (Ulmus sp.) and process for preparing exopolysaccharides by employing the microorganism The present invention relates to a novel Enterobacter sp. strain SSYL deposited under accession number KCTC 0687BP isolated from the root bark of Chinese elm, which produces immunostimulating exopolysaccharides with anticancer activity, a process for preparing the e... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6723526 | Composition for forming a dried lens-shaped pellet comprising albumin, starch, microorganisms and sugar and/or salt A composition for forming a dried lens-shaped pellet and processes therefore, are provided. The composition comprises 20 to 40% by weight albumin, about 2 to 5% by weight starch, about 40 to 90% by weight of sugar and/or salt, and about 102 to 1011 | 04/20/2004 |
| 6699695 | Rhodococcus microorganisms and process for producing amide compounds A nitrile compound having a complicated structure (e.g., 2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutyronitrile) is converted into an amide compound with high production efficiency, by using a novel microorganism of which the gene 16S rRNA has a specific base sequence. As t... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6696239 | Comparative phenotype analysis for assessment of biological active compounds such as antimicrobials The present invention relates to using multitest panels to improve the effectiveness, throughput, and efficiency of testing and commercial development of biologically active compounds, in particular those useful in human, animal, and plant health. In part... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6689604 | Lipopolysaccharide -2,3 sialyltransferase of Campylobacter jejuni and its uses The structure and specificity of a recombinant 댒,3-sialyltransferase from Campylobacter spp., is disclosed. Also provided are methods for using the 댒,3-sialyltransferase in the production of desired carbohydrate structures and nucleic acids ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6664094 | Neisserial vaccine free of immunologically functional PIII or class 4 proteins This invention relates to mutants of Neisseria useful for vaccine preparation. Specifically this invention relates to mutants of Neisseria containing mutations in a major outer membrane protein gene such that no immunologically functional polypeptides enc... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6664100 | Conversion of organic waste into humic products using multiple aerobic fermentations for soils restoration A method for converting organic solid waste into humic products and the corresponding apparatus, in which a preliminary aerobic fermentation of the organic solid waste is performed, followed by a second aerobic fermentation of the organic waste in the pre... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6660262 | Broad spectrum antimicrobial compound and treatment A new and improved formulation and method for making same, for a broad spectrum antimicrobial treatment for bacterial and viral infections in cattle, horses, pigs, sheep and other domestic and non-domestic animals. More particularly, the present invention... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6660516 | Method for culturing a microorganism and promoting microbial growth and metabolism A method is provided for culturing a microorganism in a culture medium containing a carbon source and an electrolyzed water containing not more than 0.4 ppm chlorine produced during electrolyzing water containing an electrolyte in an electrolytic cell. Th... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6649376 | Multifunctional recombinant phycobiliprotein-based fluorescent constructs and phycobilisome display The invention provides multifunctional fusion constructs which are rapidly incorporated into a macromolecular structure such as a phycobilisome such that the fusion proteins are separated from one another and unable to self-associate. The invention provid... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6649170 | Adjuvant combinations for immunization composition and vaccines A kit useful for immunization is described. The kit contains an antigenic substance from a Mycobacterium and an adjuvant combination of dimethyl dioctadecyl ammonium bromide and monophosphoryl lipid A.... | 11/18/2003 |
