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US 11,814,617 B2Granted
Methods of producing ensiled plant materials using Megasphaera elsdenii
AssigneesKansas State University Research Foundation, Axiota U.S., Inc.
InventorsJames Scott Drouillard, Kevin Alan Miller, Celine Caroline Aperce, Taylor Marie Horne, Tara Jo Ellerman, Gina Rae Herren
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods of producing ensiled plant materials using the anaerobic bacterium Megasphaera elsdenii and ensiled plant materials thereof.
Claims20
A method of producing an ensiled plant material with improved aerobic stability, comprising:
- (a) applying an effective amount of Megasphaera elsdenii (M elsdenii) cells to a plant material, and
- (b) ensiling the plant material to produce an ensiled plant material,
- wherein the ensiled plant material comprises improved aerobic stability as compared to a control ensiled plant material produced in the absence of the M. elsdenii cells.
A method of producing an increased amount of an ensiled plant material, comprising:
- (a) applying an effective amount of Megasphaera elsdenii (M elsdenii) cells to a plant material, and
- (b) ensiling the plant material to produce an ensiled plant material,
- wherein the amount of the ensiled plant material produced is increased as compared to the amount of a control ensiled plant material produced in the absence of the M. elsdenii cells.
A method of producing an ensiled plant material, comprising:
- (a) applying Megasphaera elsdenii (M. elsdenii) cells to a plant material, wherein the cells are selected from the group consisting of:
- ATCC® 25940, ATCC® 17752, ATCC® 17753, NCIMB 702261, NCIMB 702262, NCIMB 702264, NCIMB 702331, NCIMB 702409, NCIMB 702410, NCIMB 41125, NCIMB 41787, NCIMB 41788 and combinations thereof, and
- (b) ensiling the plant material to produce an ensiled plant material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.