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Microbial degradation of obnoxious organic wastes into innocucous materials
Assignee: Occidental Chemical Corp
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Filing: 1981-09-24
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Granted: 1984-10-16
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Expires: 2001-09-24
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to microbial methods and materials useful in the degradation of organic chemicals having toxic and obnoxious characteristics into innocuous materials compatible with the environment and to the process comprising identification, production and utilization of microorganisms for said purposes.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph F. Colaruotolo
- 👤 Ronald H. Olsen
- 👤 Peter A. Vandenbergh
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CPC Classifications
A; A62; A62D; A62D3/00; A62D3/02; B; B09; B09C; B09C1/00; B09C1/10; C; C02; C02F; C02F3/00; C02F3/34; C12; C12N; C12N1/00; C12N1/20; C12N1/205; C12N15/00; C12N15/09; C12N15/11; C12N15/52; C12N15/63; C12N15/74; C12N15/78; A62D2101/00; A62D2101/20; A62D2101/22; C12R; C12R2001/00; C12R2001/01; C12R2001/38
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
42 words
A biologically pure culture of Pseudomonas cepacia var., niagarous selected from the group consisting of ATCC 31945, ATCC 31941, ATCC 31942, ATCC 31940, ATCC 31943, ATCC 31944, ATCC 31939 and mutants thereof useful in decomposing obnoxious halogenated organic wastes to innocuous materials.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
42 words
A biologically pure culture of Pseudomonas cepacia var., niagarous selected from the group consisting of ATCC 31945, ATCC 31941, ATCC 31942, ATCC 31940, ATCC 31943, ATCC 31944, ATCC 31939 and mutants thereof useful in decomposing obnoxious halogenated organic wastes to innocuous materials.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A microorganism in accordance with claim 1 wherein the Pseudomonas cepacia var., niagarous is ATCC 31945.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A microorganism in accordance with claim 1 wherein the Pseudomonas cepacia var., niagarous is ATCC 31941.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A microorganism in accordance with claim 1 wherein the Pseudomonas cepacia var., niagarous is ATCC 31942.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A microorganism in accordance with claim 1 wherein the Pseudomonas cepacia var., niagarous is ATCC 31940.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A microorganism in accordance with claim 1 wherein the Pseudomonas cepacia var., niagarous is ATCC 31943.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A microorganism in accordance with claim 1 wherein the Pseudomonas cepacia var., niagarous is ATCC 31944.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A microorganism in accordance with claim 1 wherein the Pseudomonas cepacia var., niagarous is ATCC 31939.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
A microorganism host cell of the genus Pseudomonas being an artifically induced mutant transformed with plasmids capable of metabolizing a plurality of different halogenated organic compounds and having the further identifying characteristics of Pseudomonas cepacia var., niagarous useful in decomposing halogen containing organic wastes to innocuous materials.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
A microorganism host cell of the genus Pseudomonas being an artifically induced mutant transformed with plasmids capable of metabolizing a plurality of different halogenated organic compounds and having the further identifying characteristics of Pseudomonas cepacia var., niagarous useful in decomposing halogen containing organic wastes to innocuous materials.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
A microorganism in accordance with claim 9 having the further identifying characteristics of PAO 2178 (pRO 63), a mutant of PAOl c (ATCC 15692) and unable to metabolize catechol.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
63 words
A biologically pure hybrid plasmid consisting essentially of pRO 4.7 (having a molecular weight of approximately 4.7 megadaltons), pRO 31 (having a molecular weight of approximately 31 megadaltons), and pRO 54 (having a molecular weight of approximately 54 megadaltons), said pure hybrid plasmid having the further identifying characteristic of being capable of replicating the ability to express the degradation of halogenated organic compounds.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
63 words
A biologically pure hybrid plasmid consisting essentially of pRO 4.7 (having a molecular weight of approximately 4.7 megadaltons), pRO 31 (having a molecular weight of approximately 31 megadaltons), and pRO 54 (having a molecular weight of approximately 54 megadaltons), said pure hybrid plasmid having the further identifying characteristic of being capable of replicating the ability to express the degradation of halogenated organic compounds.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
82 words
A biologically pure plasmid selected from the group consisting of pRO 4.7, pRO 31 and pRO 54 contained in a Pseudomonas cepacia var., niagarous selected from the group consisting of ATCC 31945, ATCC 31941, ATCC 31942, ATCC 31940, ATCC 31943, ATCC 31944, ATCC 31939 and mutants thereof, having utility in decomposing obnoxious halogenated organic wastes to innocuous materials, characterized by having a molecular weight of between 4.7 and 54 megadaltons and being capable of fusing with other plasmids of higher molecular weight.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
82 words
A biologically pure plasmid selected from the group consisting of pRO 4.7, pRO 31 and pRO 54 contained in a Pseudomonas cepacia var., niagarous selected from the group consisting of ATCC 31945, ATCC 31941, ATCC 31942, ATCC 31940, ATCC 31943, ATCC 31944, ATCC 31939 and mutants thereof, having utility in decomposing obnoxious halogenated organic wastes to innocuous materials, characterized by having a molecular weight of between 4.7 and 54 megadaltons and being capable of fusing with other plasmids of higher molecular weight.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
The plasmid in accordance with claim 12, namely pRO 4.7 and being stored in ATCC 31943.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
16 words
The plasmid in accordance with claim 12, namely pRO 31 and being stored in ATCC 31943.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
The plasmid in accordance with claim 12, namely pRO 54 and being stored in ATCC 31943.
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