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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph Patrick Salanitro, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ; C12S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 42 ; 435262 ; 4352625 ; 435821 ;
Abstract
An isolated mixed bacterial culture, preferably BC-1, ATCC No. 202057, which degrades ethers, especially branched alkylethers including MTBE, under aerobic conditions has been prepared.