Patent ID: 9499447
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: A61P,C05F,C12N

Claim Text:
1. A microbial inoculant consisting of a lyophilized bacterial microorganism selected from the group consisting of Azospirillum SC/PH having NRRL accession number B-50317, and Azospirillum AH/EH having NRRL accession number B-50318, wherein the microbial inoculant is produced by the steps of: a. growing a microbial colony from a culture of b. harvesting microbial cells from the medium; c. mixing the harvested microbial cells from step (b) with milk and glycerol prior to the step of lypohilization; d. drying the harvested cells from step (c) by lyophilization; e. grinding the dried cells into powder; and f. mixing the power with nutrients selected from the group consisting of vitamins, minerals, flour, talc, chalk, diatomaceous earth and combinations thereof; and wherein the inoculant has a shelf-life of about 3 years.