Co-cultivation of a myxobacterium and acinetobacter for enhanced production of emulsan
AssigneeLocus IP Company, LLC
InventorsSEAN FARMER, KEN ALIBEK, YAJIE CHEN
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Abstract
Methods are provided for enhanced production of one or more microbial biopolymers, the methods comprising co-cultivating Stigmatella aurantiaca and Acinetobacter venetianus. In certain embodiments, the one or more biopolymers are emulsan. In certain embodiments, other microbial growth by-products are produced, such as biosurfactants. Microbe-based products produced according to the subject methods are also provided, as well as their uses in, for example, oil and gas recovery, agriculture, and health care.
Claims23
A method for enhanced production of one or more microbial growth by-products, the method comprising co-cultivating a first microorganism and a second microorganism in a fermentation reactor,
- wherein the first microorganism is a myxobacterium and the second microorganism is a strain of Acinetobacter, and
- wherein a greater concentration of the one or more microbial growth by-products is achieved than would be achieved if the first and second microorganisms were cultivated individually.
A composition comprising two or more microorganisms and one or more microbial growth by-products, said microorganisms comprising Stigmatella aurantiaca and Acinetobacter venetianus, and said one or more microbial growth by-products comprising at least one biopolymer.
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