Acidophilic fusarium oxysporum strains, methods of their production and methods of their use
AssigneeSustainable Bioproducts Holdings, LLC
InventorsMark A. Kozubal, Richard E. Macur, William P. Inskeep
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Abstract
The present invention provides isolated acidophilic Fusarium oxysporum strains, such as MK7, and their progeny, compositions comprising such strains and their progeny, methods of producing such strains and their progeny, and methods of using such strains and their progeny.
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A method of producing an energy-rich substrate, said method comprising contacting a carbon source with isolated Fusarium oxysporum strain MK7 (ATCC Accession Deposit No. PTA-10698) to form a mixture, incubating said mixture at pH 1.0-4.5 for a period of time under aerobic conditions, and obtaining the energy-rich substrate following such contact, wherein the energy-rich substrate is a total lipid fraction comprising at least 95% C16:0, C18:0, C18:1, and C18:2 triacylglycerides.
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