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6368804 Method for stabilizing nitrilase activity and preserving microbial cells  
A method for preserving immobilized or unimmobilized microbial cells having nitrilase activity and for stabilizing the nitrilase activity of unimmobilized or immobilized microbial cells has been...
6365384 Method for disposing waste  
A method for disposing waste such as agricultural waste, sludge, livestock excreta, food and residue, is disclosed. The method includes the steps of a mycelial carrier-support comprising 80-95% by...
6365397 Bacterial culture which degrades methyl-tert-butyl ether to carbon dioxide  
A biologically pure bacterial culture has been isolated by a dilution enrichment process from a mixed bacterial culture, obtained by the enrichment of an activated sludge taken from a biotreater...
6365382 Biotechnological process for preparing hydroxylated ML-236B derivatives, known as M-4 and M-4′, and analogues thereof  
The very effective conversion of ML-236B substances and derivatives thereof into 6′-hydroxylated products with the microorganisms of species Amycolatopsis orientalis , or with an extract or a...
6365152 Scours treatment and method of making same  
A new and improved formulation and method for making same, for a treatment for scours in farm animals is provided. More particularly, the present invention relates to a treatment which enables...
6358724 Isolation and composition of novel glycosidases  
Substantially pure glycosidases capable for cleaving selected glycosidic bonds have been described including glycosidases isolated from Xanthomonas and recombinant glycosidases. Substrate...
6358704 M protein  
The invention provides M Protein polypeptides and DNA (RNA) encoding M Protein polypeptides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are methods for...
6355412 Methods and compositions for directed cloning and subcloning using homologous recombination  
The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for DNA subcloning using bacterial recombinase-mediated homologous recombination. The invention relates to methods for cloning,...
6350605 Microorganisms, microbial symbionts, their culture methods, and methods for treating manganese-containing water using them  
This invention relates to a novel microorganism capable of oxidizing manganese such as the genus Cedecea bacterium GSJ/MITA24A/ASHO-RO/1, the genus Aeromonas bacterium GSJ/MITA24B/ASHO-RO/2, or the...
6350612 Isolation and expression of DNA sequence encoding the five subunits of Bordetella pertussis toxin  
Cloning and sequencing of the Eco RI fragment of B. pertussis chromosomal DNA with 4696 base pairs, containing the genes which code for the five subunits of the pertussis toxin. A hybrid plasmid...
6350584 Elisa serodiagnosis of pig pleuropneumoniae serotype 2  
The present invention relates to an ELISA diagnostic kit for the assay of A. pleuropneumoniae serotype 2 antibodies in the serum of pigs comprising in separate packaging, at least one of the...
6350456 Compositions and methods for the prevention and treatment of M. tuberculosis infection  
Compositions and methods for treatment and vaccination against tuberculosis are disclosed. In one aspect the compositions provided include at least two polypeptides that contain an immunogenic...
6346244 Fungal protein disulfide isomerase  
The present invention relates to protein disulfide isomerases which are encoded by a nucleic acid sequence which hybridizes with (i) the DNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or (ii) the DNA sequence of SEQ...
6342230 Materials and methods for prevention or reduction of the severity of heartwater  
The present invention pertains to materials and methods for preventing, or reducing the severity of, heartwater disease in animals. One aspect of the invention is a vaccine against heartwater...
6342377 Microorganisms producing 5-aminolevulinic acid and processes for producing 5-aminolevulinic acid by using the same  
Microorganisms producing 5-aminolevulinic acid which show a 5-aminolevulinic acid synthetase activity of 2 to 7 (nmol/min/mg protein) under aerobic culture conditions with a dissolved oxygen...
6340457 Pharmaceutical and alimentary compositions containing bacteria of genus acetobacter  
Pharmaceutical and alimentary compositions containing Acetobacter xylinum as the active ingredient for the treatment of gastroenteral dysmicrobisms, gastroenteral acute and chronic infections and...
6340585 Synthetic medium for cultivating Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria  
The present invention relates to a novel defined medium suitable to cultivate lactic acid bacteria, such as Lactobaccilus or Bifidobacteria. In particular the present invention pertains to the use...
6337068 Lactorbacillus buchneri compositions for improving aerobic stability of silage  
A method for treating silage to enhance aerobic stability by inhibiting growth of microorganisms selected from yeasts, molds and spore-forming bacteria is disclosed. The method comprises treating...
6337208 Cloning vector  
The present invention relates to cloning vectors, cloning methods and cloning kits. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cloning vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding...
6335177 Microorganisms and method for producing xylitol or d-xylulose  
According to the present invention, there are provided microorganisms having an ability to producing xylitol or D-xylulose by fermentation, and a method for producing xylitol or D-xylulose using...
6335191 Automated system and method for growing bacteria  
An automated system and method is provided for cultivating bacteria in a fluid medium and thereafter selectively discharging the fluid medium, wherein an initial supply of the selected strain or...
6335436 Oligonucleotides active against drug-resistant bacteria  
The invention discloses methods and materials for the utilization of chemically modified oligonucleotides in the treatment of drug-resistant bacterial infections including drug-resistant tuberculosis.
6331415 Methods of producing immunoglobulins, vectors and transformed host cells for use therein  
The invention relates to processes for producing an immunoglobulin or an immunologically functional immunoglobulin fragment containing at least the variable domains of the immunoglobulin heavy and...
6331429 Culture medium for microorganisms  
A material for culture media comprises a fiber layer; a polymeric compound layer A free of a color former and a selecting agent; and a polymeric compound layer B containing a color former and/or a...
6331521 Echinocandine derivatives with antimicrobial activity  
The invention relates to new polypeptide compounds represented by the following formula [I]: ##STR1## wherein R 1 is hydrogen, etc, R 2 is hydrogen, etc, R 3 is hydrogen, etc, and R...
6331621 Isolated nucleic acid molecules which encode activin-receptor like kinases, expression vectors and cells containing these  
The invention involves nucleic acid molecules which encode activin like kinases, expression vectors, and cell lines.
6331300 Compositions for providing a chemical to a microorganism  
A method and composition for microbial remediation or other treatment of chemicals is described. The method particularly uses solidified oils or oils impregnated into inert particles or particles...
6329192 Reticulated cellulose and methods of microorganisms for the production thereof  
A method and media for producing bacterial cellulose under agitated culture conditions resulting in sustained production over an average of 70 hours of at least 0.1 g/liter per hour are achieved. A...
6329011 Antimicrobial agent against acid-resistant and heat-resistant bacteria  
An antimicrobial agent with a high degree of safety is provided, which is derived from a natural product and can exhibit growth-inhibitory activity against acid-resistant and heat-resistant...
6329193 Taxol production by a microbe  
Taxol is produced from taxol-producing micro-organisms. Methods of obtaining the taxol-producing microorganisms are described. Radioactive labelled taxol products and methods for use of the...
6326203 Method and apparatus for growing cells using gas or liquid aphrons  
A method and bioreactor (10) apparatus is described for maintaining cells in a culture medium containing gas or liquid aphrons. A preferred microbubble generator (42, 42A) of a gas which is...
6322782 Bacterium NRRL B-30043 for controlling algae  
A method of reducing or eliminating off-flavor in water or fish by controlling cyanobacteria or algae in the water wherein cyanobacteria or algae produce agents that cause the off-flavor. The...
6316244 E. coli, Salmonella or Hafnia autoinducers  
A bacterial autoinducer and method for isolating and purifying a bacterial autoinducer from a sample comprising the steps of collecting a sample containing the autoinducer, fractionating the sample...
6315993 Serpulina pilosicoli competitive exclusion product  
A competitive exclusion product is described which includes a substantially pure culture of the bacterium species Serpulina pilosicoli, or a genetic equivalent thereof. When administered to an...
6309835 Methods for quantitating the efficacy of oral care products  
Methods are included for quantitating the efficacy of oral care products at dislodging cells from biofilm test surfaces or inhibit or delay the accumulation of cells on a test surface. More...
6306629 Microorganism streptomyces exfoliatus yj-118 and a method for producing pravastatin sodium by using the strain  
The present invention is related to a new microorganism Streptomyces exfoliatus YJ-118 and a method for producing pravastatin sodium by using this microorganism which shows a strong tolerance to...
6306638 Mutant bifidobacteria strains with acid, bile salt and oxygen tolerance  
Bifidobacteria strains and mutants thereof having tolerance in the gastrointestinal environments and to a method for culturing the same. Strains of the invention include Bifidobacterium longum ATCC...
6306394 Nucleic acids, proteins, and methods of use of granulocytic ehrlichia  
Nucleic acids encoding eleven different proteins of granulocytic erhlichia (GE), a tick-borne intracellular bacteria, have been isolated and sequenced completely. These DNAs were isolated as...
6297042 Cheese making with bacteriophage resistant bacteria  
A method is provided for reducing or preventing bacteriophage attack on bacteria used in a cheese making process. The method includes (a) treating a blocker peptide precursor with a protease enzyme...
6297043 Mumbaistatin, a process for it's production and its use as a pharmaceutical  
The present invention relates to a compound named Mumbaistatin, its pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives, a process for its production, and its use as a pharmaceutical. Mumbaistatin is...
6294369 L-ribose isomerase, its preparation and uses  
An L-ribose isomerase which isomerizes aldoses such as L-ribose, D-lyxose, D-talose, D-mannose, L-allose and L-gulose into their corresponding ketoses such as L-ribulose, D-xylulose, D-tagatose,...
6294166 Nutrition supplement containing Lactobacillus acidophilus, yeast and soy protein  
A composition for use as a dietary supplement for promoting gastrointestinal health including effective amounts of a dried bacteria, a dried, non-viable yeast and protein. The dried bacteria may be...
6294351 Biochemical transformation of solid carbonaceous material  
A method of biochemically transforming macromolecular compounds found in solid carbonaceous materials, such as coal is provided. The preparation of new microorganisms, metabolically weaned through...
6291229 Gram-positive alkaliphilic microorganisms  
The present invention provides novel aerobic, Gram-positive alkaliphilic bacteria which have been isolated from in and around alkaline soda lakes. These alkaliphiles have been analyzed according to...
6287575 Vaccine against papillomatous digital dermatitis (PDD)  
This invention relates to the diagnosis and prevention of ungulate diseases caused by the spirochete bacteria Treponema. The invention specifically relates to isolated cultures of this spirochete...
6287873 Microbiological desulfurization of sulfur containing gases  
A microbial consortium, ATCC 202177, is enriched to remove target sulfur compounds from gases in the presence of ammonia, cyanide, carbon monoxide, and other toxic gases and mixtures thereof. The...
6287842 Strain of alcaligenes latus bacteria used for the decomposition of polychlorinated biphenyls  
Alcaligenes latus bacterial strain TXD-13 VKPM B 75-05 is capable of degrading polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The strain may be employed to detoxicate environment media and PCB-containing...
6284514 Bacterial strain corynebacterium. sp K2-17 and method for the microbial decontamination of materials which are contaminated with compounds from phenoxyalcanoic acid-herbicide production  
The invention relates to the new bacterial strain Corynebacterium sp. K2-17 and to a process for the microbial decontamination of materials polluted with compounds from the production of...
6284517 Plating media for the presumptive identification of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis  
An isolation plating medium and mixture for simultaneously identifying Bacillus species are disclosed. The specific bacilli identified are Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus cereus. The medium and...
6281412 Method for creating osmotic-pressure-tolerant plant  
A method for producing salt-tolerant and/or osmotolerant plants, which comprises the step of transforming a plant with a recombinant vector carrying a gene encoding choline oxidase, as well as the...