The invention relates to compositions comprising microbial strains and methods for use of the compositions in removing hydrocarbons from water and/or soil. More particularly, the invention relates to compositions of isolated Bacillus strains selected from the group consisting of isolated Bacillus strains Bacillus licheniformis MDG-1000 (NRRL No. B-67888), Bacillus pumilus MDG-1047 (NRRL No. B-67891), and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens MDG1607 (NRRL No. B-67666), or strains having all of the identifying characteristics of these strains, and combinations thereof, and methods for use of these strains for removing hydrocarbons from water and/or soil. The invention also relates to a method of removing oil in a cleaning application as described herein.

The present invention relates to a method for recovering a protein of interest from a fermentation broth by adding a salt of a divalent cation and increasing the pH.

The application relates to the identification and application of microorganisms which inhibit virus binding to viral target receptors by displaying decoy receptors on their surface, conferring competitive binding affinity to the viral particles.

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.

This Invention relates to, for production of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine and D-glucosamine by microbial fermentation: A nongenetic recombinant strain, preserved in the General Microbiology Center of the China Committee for Culture Collection of Microorganisms; NJ090259, a strain of Bacillus subtilis, Preservation No. CGMCC10257; and NJ091195, a strain of Bacillus licheniformis, Preservation No. CGMCC10258 and Preservation Date Dec. 29, 2014. The beneficial effects of this Invention are: Provide a new strain for production of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine and D-glucosamine, and its production methods. By this method, it may achieve stable production and supply of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, and may also achieve non-animal-derived, safety production of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine and D-glucosamine; the method is of short production phase and low cost, and is more environmentally-friendly.

Compositions comprising Bacillus pumilis O72NR7 (deposit accession number DSM 32563) are useful for improving myriad performance parameters when fed to animals, including, but not limited to, body weight gain, average daily gain and feed conversion rates. The present disclosure describes animal feed additives and animal feeds comprising Bacillus pumilis O72NR7.

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. The recombinant Bacillus strains described herein are particularly useful for the enhanced production of proteins of interest when grown/cultivated/fermented under suitable conditions.

This disclosure relates to Bacilli combinations consisting essentially of, or consisting of, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus pumilus, and Bacillus subtilis. This disclosure also includes compositions of and methods of administering a Bacilli combination further comprising an additional component, such as, for example, a carrier, chemical, feed, feed supplement, plant compound and/or vitamin, and any combinations thereof. In some aspects, compositions can include dry spores, liquid culture, and/or aqueous solutions, and combinations thereof. In some aspects, disclosed compositions treat, prevent, and/or inhibit occurrence of microbial infection in livestock. For example, some aspects include methods and compositions to treat, prevent, and/or inhibit pathogen infections in animals.

The present invention relates to mutated bacterial host cells with increased SpoVG polypeptide expression, and nucleic acid constructs and expression vectors encoding SpoVG polypeptides. The invention also relates to methods of producing a protein of interest using the mutated bacterial host cells.

The applicant provides a strain of Bacillus tequilensis ZSGD5, with accession number of the deposit of CCTCC NO.: M 2014004, deposited at the China Center for Type Culture Collection, Wuhan University, Wuhan City, China on Jan. 6, 2014. The applicant also provides a compound microecological Bacillus agent. The compound microbial agent comprises the following bacterial species: Bacillus tequilensis, Type I Bacillus subtilis, Type II Bacillus subtilis, Type I Bacillus licheniformis, Type II Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus pumilus, and Bacillus megaterium. The Bacillus tequilensis provided in the present invention has an efficient water bottom cleaning capability, and can rapidly decompose and decrease the sludge at the bottom of a pond and effectively improve environmental waters for such phenomena as black water, and turbid water, so the Bacillus tequilensis can be used for water environment treatment in aquaculture and for urban wastewater treatment.