Patent ID: 9359589
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: C12N,C12P

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: stimulating growth of magnetotactic bacteria by culturing the bacteria in a culture medium for magnetotactic bacteria into which at least one chelating agent is added, said chelating agent being selected from the group consisting of: chelating agents having one or more phosphonate groups, chelating agents having one or more ketone groups, chelating agents having one or more sulfonate groups, rhodamine B, ascorbic acid, folic acid, a low-molecular weight dextran, anthranilic acid, porphyrin rings of hemoglobin, alendronate, calcein, erythrosine, and 3-[cyclohexylamino]1 -propanesulfonic acid (CAPS), wherein the chelating agent is added to the culture medium at a final concentration of from 0.4 μM to 40 μM.