The present invention relates to a novel halophilic Bacillus amyloliquefaciens KMUS1 strain (KCTC13635BP) producing thrombolytic enzyme nattokinase, and the halophilic Bacillus amyloliquefaciens KMUS1 strain according to the present invention produces highly active nattokinase. When food is fermented using the above strain, it can also be used in foods with high salt concentration. In addition, it can be used in the food industry through the role of dissolving and preventing blood clots by nattokinase produced by the strain.

A regulation method for preparing γ-polyglutamic acid by sludge substrate fermentation includes: 1) extraction of glutamic acid from sludge protein (high pressure hydrothermal treatment, gravity pressure filtration treatment), 2) secondary metabolic synthesis of γ-polyglutamic acid (activation of domesticated strains and secondary metabolic fermentation strains); and 3) preparation of pure γ-polyglutamic acid (acidification, centrifugation, filtration, precipitation based on polar repulsion, purification, impurity removal and drying). The present invention realizes a recycling of high-value carbon and nitrogen sources of sludge without secondary pollution, and has advantages of simplified operation, good feasibility, and low preparation cost. The synthesized γ-polyglutamic acid has high economic value and broad application prospect.

Methods are provided for enhancing the health, growth and/or sturdiness of turf grasses by applying a combination of microbes and/or their growth by-products to the turf grass roots and/or to soil. Specifically, in one embodiment, the subject invention utilizes Trichoderma harzianum and a strain of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. The methods can further be used to improve maintenance and upkeep of natural turf grass fields used in, for example, athletics and recreation, as well as to increase the functionality and safety of these natural turf grass fields.

A method of increasing drought resistance of a plant, the method comprising applying a Bacillus methylotrophicus or a composition thereof (i) to the plant or to a part of the plant; and/or (ii) to an area around the plant or plant part, in an amount effective to produce an increased drought resistance in the plant as compared to the drought stress resistance of the plant in the absence of said application of Bacillus methylotrophicus or composition, is described. A biologically pure culture of a 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase deficient Bacillus methylotrophicus bacterium strain, or a mutant thereof able to induce drought resistance in a plant are also described.

Present invention relates to new strains of Bacillus paralicheniformis with improved ability to form biofilm and colonize the rhizosphere when compared to their parental strains from where they are derived.

The invention relates to the use of microorganisms as plant growth stimulants and for the biological control of bacterium, insects, fungi and phytopathogenic nematodes. More specifically, the invention relates to the use of microorganisms of the genus Bacillus, more specifically the Bacillus methylotrophicus species, as well as to cultures thereof, compositions comprising these bacteria, different culture methods and the products comprising same, as plant growth stimulants and for the biological control of bacterium, insects, fungi and phytopathogenic nematodes.

Described are strains including Enterococcus faecium strain 8G-1 (NRRL B-50173), Enterococcus faecium strain 8G-73 (NRRL B-50172), Bacillus pumilus strain 8G-134 (NRRL B-50174) and strains having all of the identifying characteristics of each of these strains. One or more of the strains can be used to reduce negative energy balance in a ruminant. They can also be used to improve other measures of ruminant health and/or performance. Methods of using the strains, alone and in combination, are described. Methods of making the strains are also provided.

The present invention relates to a process for extraction of bioplastic from bioplastic-producing microbial cells, comprising the steps of: A. providing bioplastic producing microbial cells comprising bioplastic; B. providing bacterial cells selected from the species Bacillus pumilus; C. extracting the bioplastic by admixing the bioplastic-producing microbial cells of step A and the bacterial cells of step B and allowing reaction. The present invention further relates to the process of producing monomers from said bioplastics by depolymerization.

The present application relates to plant growth promoting microbes (PGPMs), compositions comprising these PGPMs and methods of using these PGPMs and a plant or plant seed, wherein the plant or plant seed comprises at least one grain yield enhancing trait, for enhancing plant health, plant growth and/or plant yield, and/or for preventing, inhibiting, or treating the development of plant pathogens or the development of phytopathogenic diseases.

Methods are disclosed for the production of soluble dietary fiber from a starch, including, e.g., corn and wheat starch. The methods comprise adding an acid to a soluble starch, mixing and heating the starch to form a starch substrate, and placing the starch substrate in contact with a glycosyl-transferase, thus producing a soluble dietary fiber composition having a higher a higher soluble dietary content than a composition without the addition of the glycosyl-transferase.