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US 7,700,094 B1Granted
Acetyl esterase producing strains and methods of using same
AssigneePioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
InventorsVictor Nsereko, Christine Dengler, Brenda Smiley
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Abstract
Acetyl esterase producing bacterial strains or functional mutants thereof and methods of using acetyl esterase producing bacterial strains as forage additives are disclosed.
Claims4
A composition for use as a silage inoculant comprising:
- an acetyl esterase producing bacterial strain and a suitable carrier, wherein the bacterial strain is selected from the group consisting of Bacillus subtilis, strain BS62, deposited as Patent Deposit No. NRRL B-30763, Bacillus subtilis, strain BS116, deposited as Patent Deposit No. NRRL B-30764, Bacillus subtilis, strain BS5482, deposited as Patent Deposit No. NRRL B-30765, Bacillus pumilus, strain BP5295, deposited as Patent Deposit No. NRRL B-30766, Bacillus pumilus, strain BP5579, deposited as Patent Deposit No. NRRL B-30767, Bacillus subtilis, strain BS5752, deposited as Patent Deposit No. NRRL B-30768, and mixtures thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.