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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7994138 | Microbial biosurfactants as agents for controlling pests Biosurfactants produced by microbes are used to control pests. The biosurfactants can be produced by cultivating a biosurfactant-producing microbe, producing a fermentation broth, and obtaining the biosurfactant from the fermentation broth. Alternately, the biosurfa... | 08/09/2011 |
