The present application relates to a novel bacteriophage having enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli-specific bactericidal effect and an antibacterial composition comprising same, the novel bacteriophage CJ_Eco_20-4 having enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli-specific bactericidal effect, and being superbly acid and heat resistant to allow wide use in antibiotics, feed and additives therefor, beverages and additives therefor, disinfectants, detergents, and the like to prevent or treat infectious diseases caused by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

The invention provides enzyme granules, comprising an enzyme and one or more spore(s).

A granule comprising (a) at least three cores comprising a biological active and a plasticizable polymer, wherein the cores are made of a material having an elongation upon break of at least 30%, and wherein the diameter of the cores is at least 50 m and at most two thirds of the diameter of the granule; (b) a solid matrix interspacing the cores of (a), wherein the solid matrix is made of a material having an elongation upon break of less than 30%; and (c) optionally a coating consisting of one or more layer(s) surrounding the granule. A detergent composition comprising a detergent builder, a surfactant, and a granule as described. Use of the granule as a component in a process for manufacturing a detergent composition.

A method of treating an inanimate surface to provide malodor removal and/or malodor prevention includes treating the surface with a composition including at least 10.sup.2 cfu/g of bacterial spores wherein the bacterial spores are selected from the group consisting of spores of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain D747 and a variant thereof, wherein the variant has at least 96% and preferably at least 99% whole genome sequence identity with Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain D747.

Treating an inanimate surface to provide long-lasting cleaning, including prevention of mold growth on the surface, includes the step of treating the surface with a composition including at least 10.sup.2 cfu/g of bacterial spores. The bacterial spores are selected from the group consisting of spores of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain D747 and a variant thereof. The variant has at least 96% and preferably at least 99% whole genome sequence identity with Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain D747.

The present invention concerns detergent compositions with reduced polymer content.

Surfactants based on a newly discovered class of compounds include a hydrophobic lipid oligomer covalently linked to a peptide or peptide-like chain and a carbohydrate moiety, and a serine-leucinol dipeptide linked to the lipid oligomer. Such surfactants can be used to create an oil-in-water or water-in-oil emulsion by mixing together a polar component; a non-polar component; and the surfactant. Biosurfactants of the newly discovered class can be made by isolating and culturing a microorganism which produces the biosurfactant, and then isolating the biosurfactant from the culture. A microorganism can be engineered to produce biosurfactant of this newly discovered class by expressing a set of heterologous genes involved in the biosynthesis of the biosurfactant in the microorganism.

The present disclosure generally relates to a method for degrading laundry malodor sweat preferably with regard to the treatment of hard and/or soft surfaces, and more particularly relates to the degradation of the laundry malodor sweat in the context of a textile treatment method using bacterial spores.

Surfactant-containing compositions are described which include a protein component that has the effect of improving the surface-active properties of the surfactants contained in the compositions. The surfactant-containing compositions having the protein component demonstrate significantly lower critical micelle concentrations (CMC), reduced surface tensions, and reduced interfacial tensions than do comparable compositions having no protein component. In addition, the surfactant-containing compositions having the protein component has the effect of converting greasy waste contaminants to surface active materials.

The present disclosure generally relates to a method for degrading malodors preferably with regard to the treatment of hard and/or soft surfaces, and more particularly relates to the degradation of malodors in dish washing machines, laundry washing machines and in the area of ceramic sanitary ware through contact of said surfaces with inactivated bacterial spores, inactivated by a method that damages the DNA of the spore cells, or structures or proteins in the interior of the cells, while leaving their outer surface intact, of at least one species of Bacillus.