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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2009
Applicants:
Barbara G. Ruser, Buxtehude, DE;
William Rutherford, Des Moines, IA (US);
Brenda Smiley, Granger, IA (US);
Inventors:
Barbara G. Ruser, Buxtehude, DE;
William Rutherford, Des Moines, IA (US);
Brenda Smiley, Granger, IA (US);
Assignee:
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Johnston, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 5/02 (2006.01); C12N 9/00 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Compositions of ferulate esterase producing bacterial strains or functional mutants thereof and methods of using ferulate esterase producing bacterial strains as silage inoculants for the enhancement of biogas production are disclosed. Ferulate esterase producing bacterial strains of, including, or functional mutants thereof are used as silage inoculants to improve the degradation of plant biomass for enhanced production of biogas.