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US 8,476,056 B2Granted
Thermotolerant actinomadura strain capable of degrading polyesters
AssigneeFood Industry Research and Development Institute
InventorsKim-Chi Hoang, Shu-Feng Yang, Min Tseng, Gwo-Fang Yuan
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Abstract
A new thermotolerant Actinomadura sp., which is capable of degrading polyesters, is provided. Compositions comprising the species for use in degrading polyesters are also provided. The invention also relates to methods for degrading polyesters by using the strain and the composition.
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An isolated Actinomadura sp. capable of degrading a polyester, said Actinomadura sp. comprises:
- short spores chain on the tips of aerial mycelium;
- non-motile and rod spores with a spiny surface;
- blue aerial spore mass;
- an absence of soluble pigment production;
- an ability to grow at about 25° C. to 55° C.;
- an ability to hydrolyse casein, aesculin and L-tyrosine;
- an ability to produce nitrate reductase;
- an ability utilize glucose, xylose, rhamnose, sorbitol, fructose, trehalose and lactose;
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- a DNA-DNA hybridization rate with Actinomadura miaoliensis BC44T-5 of at least 70%, wherein Actinomadura miaoliensis BC44T-5 is deposited with the ATCC under the accession number PTA-8409.
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