Patent ID: 8404227

Claim:
A method of controlling odors and ammonia from animal waste, the method comprising applying a composition comprising an isolated Bacillus subtilis 2084 (NRRL B-50013) or an isolated strain having all of the identifying characteristics of the Bacillus subtilis 2084 (NRRL B-50013); an isolated B. subtilis 27 (NRRL B-50105) or an isolated strain having all of the identifying characteristics of the B. subtilis 27 (NRRL B-50105); and an isolated B. licheniformis 21 (NRRL B-50134) or an isolated strain having all of the identifying characteristics of the B. licheniformis 21 (NRRL B-50134) to an absorbent material, wherein the composition controls odors and ammonia from animal waste deposited on the absorbent material.