Incorporation of thermo-resistant and/or pressure-resistant organisms in materials
AssigneeResilux
InventorsJohan Mertens, Lynda Beladjal, Frank Devlieghere, Sam Verbrugghe, Benedikt Sas, Filip Du Prez, Tom Anthierens, Assia Ouchchen
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Abstract
The present application relates to methods for producing materials having viable micro-organisms incorporated therein. More particularly, the materials are produced under high temperature and/or high pressure conditions, and the microganisms are incorporated in the material before or during these conditions. Also provided are micro-organisms that remain viable under these conditions and have different applications, depending on the nature of the material.
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A Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain deposited under No. ID9698 at the Belgian Co-ordinated Collections of Micro-organisms (BCCM), or a Bacillus strain of which the gyrA sequence is at least 70% identical to the partial gyrA sequence of the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain deposited under No. ID9698 at the BCCM (SEQ ID NO:1).
A method for producing a material with viable organisms contained therein, comprising mixing a matrix selected from a natural or synthetic polymer, and living or viable spores of micro-organisms, which spores are viable at temperatures ranging from 100° C. to 220° C. and/or at a pressure of ranging from 1.5 to 50 bar at a temperature of ranging from 100° C. to 220° C. and/or at a pressure of ranging from 1.5 to 50 bar.
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