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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2012
Applicant:
Lanzatech New Zealand Limited, Roselle, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Lanza Tech New Zealand Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/04 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for sustaining a microbial culture during periods of limited substrate supply. In accordance with the methods of the invention, a microbial culture comprising carboxydotrophic bacteria can be sustained during periods of limited substrate supply by maintaining the temperature of the microbial culture at a temperature below an optimum operating temperature. Examples of periods of limited substrate supply include when the microbial culture is transported to a remote location or during time when it is stored.