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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shannon L. Bakich, Racine, WI (US);
Padma Prabodh Varanasi, Village of Windpoint, WI (US);
Donald M. Milestone, Racine, WI (US);
Mark M. Gipp, Mount Pleasant, WI (US);
Assignee:
S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc., Racine, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/02 ; C12M 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/02 ; C12M 1/00 ;
Abstract
This invention provides a methodology for rapid biofilm formation in a pilot drain system. In a typical embodiment, aqueous nutrient medium and an inoculum comprising both,and natural biofilm bacteria is utilized to promote growth of a biofilm mass which occupies at least about 20 percent of the conduit volume of a pilot drain system within a time period of about two weeks under simulated drain usage conditions.