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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 1988
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1983
Ronald M Weiner, Rockville, MD (US);
Rita R Colwell, Bethesda, MD (US);
Dale B Bonar, Gambrillis, MD (US);
Steven L Coon, Falls Church, VA (US);
Research Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the discovery of a new bacterium, alteromonas calwellii, which has been found to attract oyster larvae by the production of a compound involved in melanin synthesis. More specifically, the present invention contemplates a method for inducing the settlement and metamorphosis of Crassostrea virginica larvae by induction with certain metabolic substances produced by the present bacterium and its mutagenically altered variants. Furthermore, the present invention is directed to other and derivative metabolic products which can be employed for their desired utility and application.