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6835384 Nucleic acids and polypeptides specific of the neisseria genus pathogenic strains  
The invention concerns nucleic acids coding for polypeptides specific of the Neisseria genus pathogenic strains, the corresponding polypeptides, and their diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
6833260 Lactose hydrolysis  
The invention features methods and compositions for rapidly and effectively hydrolyzing lactose using recombinant lactic acid bacteria.
6830885 Nucleic acid molecule, method and kit for selecting a nucleic acid having a desired feature  
This invention relates to the screening of nucleic acids. More particularly, the present invention provides a dysfunctional viral genome capable of both expressing libraries of exogenous nucleic...
6828131 Biological fertilizer based on yeasts  
The present invention provides biological fertilizer compositions that comprise yeast cells that have an enhanced ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen, decompose phosphorus minerals and compounds,...
6825016 α-glycated amino acid releasing enzyme  
The present invention relates to a novel enzyme (α-GARE) which releases an amino acid residue having a glycated α-amino group (α-GA) from a glycated protein etc. and to bacterial strains...
6824996 Production of ascorbic acid  
The present invention provides for the production of ASA from yeast capable of producing ASA from KLG. The present invention provides methods for the production of ASA as well as recombinant yeast...
6815414 Pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of helicobacter pylori-associated disorders  
The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating and/or preventing Helicobacter pylori -associated disorders, particularly disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. The...
6815180 Human cervical cancer 1 protooncogene and protein encoded therein  
A human cervical cancer 1 protooncogene having a base sequence of SEQ ID:1 or a fragment thereof is overexpressed in various cancer tissues and can be used in diagnosing various cancers and an...
6815183 Plasmodium sp. chitinase  
The present invention is directed to isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding Plasmodium sp. chitinases . Expression vectors and host cells comprising the nucleic acid molecules are also...
6815591 Enhancing endophyte in grass  
The present invention relates to plants that are stably infected with an endophyte fungus. The purpose in providing to plants unique fungal endophytes is to import desired traits. These traits...
6812004 Mammalian dendritic cell chemokine reagents  
A novel CC chemokine which is from a mammal, reagents related thereto including purified proteins, specific antibodies, and nucleic acids encoding said chemokine. Methods of using said reagents and...
6811787 Over-expressing homologous antigen vaccine and a method of making the same  
This invention relates to an over-expressing homologous antigen vaccine, a method of producing the same, and use of the vaccine for prophylaxis or treatment of vertebrates at risk of or suffering...
6809081 Chemotherapeutic composition and method  
The present invention relates to a composition and method comprising Mycobacterium phlei ( M. phlei )-DNA (M-DNA), M-DNA preserved and complexed on M. phlei cell wall (MCC), a chemotherapeutic...
6808896 Method for stable chromosomal multi-copy integration of genes  
The present invention solves the problem of integrating multiple copies of a gene of interest by homologous recombination into well defined positions adjacent to conditionally essential genes in a...
6806081 Methods and organisms for concentrating and recovering metals and minerals from aqueous media  
The present invention relates to methods and organisms for concentrating and recovering metals and minerals from aqueous media. In the inventive method, a eucaryotic aquatic organism capable of...
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)...
6806065 Rickettsia felis outer membrane protein  
The present invention is directed to isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding Rickettsia felis outer membrane proteins ( R. felis omp). Expression vectors and host cells comprising the nucleic...
6806082 Isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a regulator of fungal gene expression  
The invention relates to regulators of fungal gene expression and their use in commercial and medical applications. More particularly, the invention relates to regulators of fungal genes involved...
6800476 Regulated expression of PKC and/or SRB1/psa1 in yeast  
The present invention relates to yeast cells containing the SRB1/PSA1 gene and/or the PKC1 gene or functional derivatives thereof operatively linked to a heterologous inducible promoter and also to...
6800466 Biological fertilizer compositions comprising sludge  
The present invention provides biological fertilizer compositions that comprise yeast cells and sludge. The yeast cells of the invention have an enhanced ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen,...
6797507 Methods of using worm castings for fungal control  
The present invention describes a material and a method for controlling fungi. The method consists of disposing a naturally formed chitinase about an area to be protected. The naturally formed...
6797273 Neisseria meningitidis antigen  
The invention provides BASB053 polypeptides and polynucleotides encoding BASB053 polypeptides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are diagnostic,...
6797508 Bioreactor for fermenting solids  
The invention relates to bioreactor for fermenting solid substrates, comprising a fermentation vessel ( 2 ), a device for feeding bioreactive substances and a nozzle arrangement in the fermentation...
6794156 Cell growth, induction and lysis in an antibody-coated microplate for use in an ELISA  
A competitive assay to determine the presence and concentration of an intracellular analyte (e.g., cAMP) in a sample is provided. All of the steps of the assay can be performed on the same assay...
6793917 Type CC chemokine-like protein  
An isolated novel type CC chemokine-like protein which is expressed from peripheral blood mononuclear cells under an immunological stimulus and has a cell migration activity; a DNA encoding the...
6793927 Construction of Pasteurella haemolytica vaccines  
Methylation of DNA can be a critical step in the introduction of DNA into P. haemolytica . A methyltransferase has been isolated and molecularly cloned for this purpose. Use of the...
6793933 Dietary supplements for enhancing the immune system  
Compositions comprising a plurality of yeast cells, wherein said plurality of yeast cells are characterized by their ability to enhance the immune system (e.g., increase the activity of T and B...
6794162 Phage-dependent super-production of biologically active protein and peptides  
This invention relates to a method for enhancing the production of biologically active proteins and peptides in bacterial cells by infecting bacterial cells of the producer strain, which contain a...
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...
6787347 Process for the preparation of amino alcohols and derivatives thereof and microorganisms useful in process  
The invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of (1R,4S)- or (1S,4R)-1-amino-4-(hydroxymethyl)-2-cyclopentene of the formulae and/or of (1S,4R)- or (1R,4S)-amino alcohol...
6787336 DNA encoding growth hormone antagonists  
The present invention relates to DNA molecules which encode antagonists of vertebrate growth hormones obtained by mutation of at least the amino acid corresponding to Glu-119 in bovine growth...
6783985 Gene disruption methodologies for drug target discovery  
The present invention provides methods and compositions that enable the experimental determination as to whether any gene in the genome of a diploid pathogenic organism is essential, and whether it...
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...
6780613 Growth hormone variants  
The invention provides methods for the systematic analysis of the structure and function of polypeptides by identifying active domains which influence the activity of the polypeptide with a target...
6773910 Method of preparing (S)- or (R) -3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropionic acid  
Described are new micro-organisms and a new enzyme capable of using as sole source of nitrogen the propionic acid amide of formula (VI), in racemate form or as optically active isomers. Described...
6770284 Polypeptides and polynucleotides BASB040 from neisseria meningitidis and vaccine comprising said polypeptides and polynucleotides  
The invention provides BASB040 polypeptides and polynticleotides from Neisseria meningitidis encoding BASB040 polypeptides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques....
6770481 Gene isolation method  
A plasmid vector characterized by comprising a promoter sequence that can be recognized by an RNA polymerase which is not inherent in a host and that controls the expression of desired genes and a...
6768001 Xylanase from trichoderma reesei, method for production thereof, and methods employing this enzyme  
The present invention is directed to novel xylanases (referred to as XYL-IV) and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those xylanases. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells including those...
6767722 Analogs of human basic fibroblast growth factor mutated at one or more of the positions glutamate 89, Aspartate 101 or Leucine 137  
The present invention relates to muteins of human basic fibroblast growth factor with superagonist properties. Both protein and the respective encoding nucleic acid species are disclosed. The...
6764687 Live attenuated bacteria for use in a vaccine  
The present invention relates to live attenuated bacteria for use as a medicament. The invention also relates to vaccines based thereon that are useful for the prevention of microbial pathogenesis....
6762040 Method for increasing gene copy number in a host cell and resulting host cell  
The invention relates to a method for increasing the copy number of a chromosomally integrated expression cassette in a microbial strain without leaving antibiotic resistance markers behind in the...
6759230 Microbe, microbial exopolysaccharide, and uses thereof  
A novel microorganism producing a nontoxic, non-antigenic exopolysaccharide is taught. The exopolysaccharide has neutral sugars migrating at the same rate as mannose, fucose, fructose and...
6759209 Bacillus strain and assay methods  
Micro-organisms having a chromosome in which at least one gene has been partly or wholly replaced by a homologous gene from another micro-organism, and an artificially introduced reporter gene is...
6759055 Dietary supplements for improving kidney function  
Compositions comprising a plurality of yeast cells, wherein said plurality of yeast cells are characterized by their ability to improve kidney functions (e.g., restoring urine secretion and/or...
6759215 Method of preparing human stem cell factor polypeptide  
Novel stem cell factors, oligonucleotides encoding the same, and methods of production, are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating disorders involving blood cells are also...
6756050 Dietary supplements for improving memory  
Compositions comprising a plurality of yeast cells, wherein said plurality of yeast cells have been cultured in the presence of an alternating electric field having a specific frequency and a...
6756222 Escherichia coli having accession No. PTA 1579 and its use to produce polyhydroxybutyrate  
The present invention provides a novel genetically modified Escherichia coli JM109 bearing accession number PTA 1579, containing the gene coding for poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate synthesis and a...
6753008 Dietary supplements beneficial for the liver  
Compositions comprising a plurality of yeast cells, wherein said plurality of yeast cells are characterized by their ability to normalize the serum level of GPT, AP and/or LDH-5 in a mammal, said...
6752994 Insertional mutations in mycobacteria  
A mutated mycobacterium selected from the class consisting of mutated M. bovis -BCG, mutated M. tuberculosis, and mutated M. leprae . The mutation of M. bovis -BCG, M. tuberculosis, or M....
6750051 Compositions and methods for enhancing fiber digestion  
Methods and enzyme supplements for enhancing fiber digestion in mammals and birds are described. The supplement comprises an effective amount of acetyl esterase, formulated for feeding to animals...