Patent ID: 8399240

Claim:
A recombinant microorganism comprising (a) an isolated nucleic acid comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; or (b) an isolated nucleic acid having at least 98% homology to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the isolated nucleic acid encodes a protein that provides or enhances a nonspecific adhesive property, an autoagglutinating property, or both a nonspecific adhesive property and an autoagglutinating property in the microorganism; or (c) an isolated nucleic acid consisting of a part of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the nucleic acid sequence encodes a protein that provides or enhances a nonspecific adhesive property , an autoagglutinating property, or both a nonspecific adhesive property and an autoagglutinating property in the microorganism.