Patent ID: 8802079

Claim:
A Bacillus composition comprising from 10 5 to 10 12 CFU/g Bacillus subtilis spore cells, wherein: (a) the B. subtilis strain is derived from DSM 19467; (b) the B. subtilis spores have a germination and outgrowth from spore to vegetative cell, in the presence of a bile salt medium comprising 4 mM bile salt or in the presence of a bile salt medium comprising 6 mM bile salt, such that the B. subtilis spores reach a vegetative cell growth point of 0.4 OD630 within less than 18 hours or 19 hours; and (c) the B. subtilis vegetative cells overproduce at least one desired compound in comparison to the mother strain, DSM 19467, when grown under identical conditions.