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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 1985
Filed:
May. 18, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Co Sakata, Kawasaki, JP;
Hirosuke Imai, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Nippon Oil Company, Ltd., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435180 ; 525-8 ; 525242 ; 526287 ;
Abstract
A method of immobilizing microorganisms which comprises the steps of bringing a suspension of living cells of a microorganism into contact with a water-insoluble copolymer containing structural units derived from 2-acrylamidoethanesulfonic acid or a derivative thereof to cause the microorganism to become adsorbed on the copolymer, and bringing the water-insoluble copolymer having the microorganism adsorbed thereon into contact with a nutrient medium for the cultivation of the microorganism to increase the number of cells present on the copolymer.