A composition and process for improving the growth-promoting effectiveness of chitin-based fertilizers involves contacting the chitin-based material with a bacteria that secretes chitinase.

Provided is an amylase variant obtained by the mutation or deletion of at least one amino acid residue in the amino acid sequence of a parent amylase, and at the same time, same is an amylase maintaining the capability of the parent to hydrolyse -1,4 glycosidic bond, wherein the amino acid sequence homology of the two reaches 95% or more. A series of amylase variants provided therein have a relatively high catalytic activity under acidic conditions of pH 5.0 and high temperatures of at least 100 C.

The disclosure relates to strains, compositions and methods for detoxifying a mycotoxin. In another embodiment, the disclosure relates to strains, compositions and methods for alleviating the gastrointestinal inflammatory response resulting from ingestion of mycotoxins. In one embodiment, the strains are Bacillus strains. In another embodiment, the strains are lactic acid bacteria.

A method for controlling self-propelled particles includes providing the particles to a liquid crystalline medium having predesigned local ordering. The method may control at least one of: a local concentration, trajectory, and net flow of self-propelled particles.

A method of producing Bacillus spores comprising a step of culturing the Bacillus bacterium using a liquid medium having a C/N ratio (weight ratio of carbon content to nitrogen content) of greater than 4 and less than 9.5.

The present invention relates to a feed additive comprising a Bacillus subtilis strain and a Bacillus licheniformis strain, a feed composition comprising the feed additive, and a method for producing the feed additive.

Certain embodiments of the disclosure are related to recombinant Bacillus strains comprising enhanced protein productivity phenotypes, compositions and methods for constructing such recombinant Bacillus cells, and the like. More particularly, the recombinant Bacillus strains described herein are particularly useful for the enhanced production of proteins of interest when grown/cultivated/fermented under suitable conditions.

A method for improving a plant trait, comprising steps of: a. obtaining a plant; and b. inoculating said plant with at least one bacterium having at least one of sequences SEQ ID NO:1-SEQ ID NO: 17, as disclosed in the sequence listing of said application, germinating the seed and growing the plant A bacterial formulation useful for the method is disclosed comprising at least one bacterium having at least one of sequences SEQ ID NO:1-SEQ ID NO: 17, as disclosed in the sequence listing of said application.

The invention provides a method of processing MSW comprising the steps ofproviding a stream of unsorted MSW to a microbial fermentation reactor in which the MSW is fermented with agitation at a non-water content of between 10 and 50% by weight and at a temperature of between 35 and 75 degrees C. for a period of between 1 and 72 hours under conditions sufficient to maintain a live lactic acid bacteria concentration of at least 10,000,000,000 CFU/L, andremoving a stream of fermented unsorted MSW from the reactor and subjecting it to a separation step whereby non-degradable solids are removed to provide a slurry of biodegradable components. Further, a slurry of bio-degradable components prepared according to said method is provided.

The present disclosure relates to probiotic compositions, formulations and methods for promoting digestion and improving nutrition in birds, and probiotic compositions and formulations for increasing enzyme production and improving parameters and indications in birds.