Co-culture of myxobacteria and Bacillus for enhanced metabolite production
US11932891B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12R2001/07
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The subject invention provides microbe-based products and efficient methods of producing them. In specific embodiments, methods are provided for enhanced production of microbial biosurfactants, the methods comprising co-cultivating Myxococcus xanthus and Bacillusamyloliquefaciens. In preferred embodiments, co-cultivation is carried out continuously for an indefinite period of time. Microbe-based products produced according to the subject methods are also provided, as well as their uses in, for example, agriculture, oil and gas recovery, and health care.
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