Stable inoculant compositions and methods for producing same

US11472981B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NOVOZYMES BIOAG A/S · DK

Inventors

• Kenneth Edmund Kellar · Fuquay-Varina, US
• Yaowei Kang · Christiansburg, US
• Claire Pelligra · Raleigh, US
• Emily Barnett · Bedford, US
• Caitlin Burklew · Salem, US
• Anna Wysinski · Roanoke, US
• Jarrod Leland · Blacksburg, US
• Ben Doughan · Salem, US
• Michael Harrison Fethe · Raleigh, US
• Ashley Delanie Trahan · Hillsborough, US
• David Greenshields · La Ronge, CA
• Kristi Woods · Blacksburg, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 7, 2016
• Grant date: Oct 18, 2022
• Expiry date: Aug 18, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12N1/04
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present disclosure provides stable inoculant compositions and methods for enhancing the survival and/or stability of microorganisms in an inoculant composition. In some embodiments, the microorganisms in an inoculant compositions are stabilized by the presence of one or more maltodextrins having a dextrose equivalent value of about 15 to about 20.