Patent ID: 6762047
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: B09C,Y10S

Abstract:
An aqueous composition containing a live bacterium of the genus Pseudomonas useful for degrading biological material comprising:(a) water; (b) at least one species of the Pseudomonas at between about 106 to 1010 CFU per mL of the water; (c) an ethoxylate nonionic surfactant; and (d) an alkali metal nitrate in an amount between about 0.1% and 5% by weight of the water and optionally a buffering amount of monoammonium phosphate, and that the Pseudomonas species is preserved in a living form at 25Â° C., wherein the Pseudomonas is preserved in a living form over a period of time up to seven months prior to use in a bioreactor and is without an additional carbon, nitrogen, or mineral sources.