Inocula of low water activity with improved resistance to temperature and rehydration, and preparation thereof
US4755468A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 19, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2005 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/878
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Inocula having a long storage life and improved resistance to temperature and rehydration and a method of preparing them are disclosed. The method of the invention comprises admixing a culture medium containing microorganisms of the genus Rhizobium and at least one carbohydrate source in a polymer gel and then lowering the water activity of the resulting inoculum and maintaining the water activity at less than 0.1.
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