Patent ID: 6759230
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: A01N,B09C,C08B,C08J,C12N,C12P,C12R

Abstract:
A method to inhibit the growth and development of bacteria that are characterized as being Gram negative, bacilliary, about 0.2Ã—0.8 &mgr;m, facultative anaerobe, grows between 15Â° and 45Â° C. with a temperature optimum of 37Â° C., grows between pH 4-11 but not at pH 2, grows in AB13 medium or minimal medium, is motile, lacks a capsule, lacks and produces an elastic, exopolysaccharide with a sugar content of galactose, fucose, glucose, mannose in a ratio of about 1:2:3:6,which method comprises contacting said bacteria with a composition which comprises propionic acid or a compound containing a propionic acid backbone.