The present invention relates to a direct vat set starter culture composition comprising lactic acid bacteria comprising a manganese transporter for fermenting a food product and for inhibiting or delaying growth of fungi in said food product, characterized in that the composition comprises up to 600 ppm of manganese.

What is disclosed is a method of reducing undesirable concentrations of microorganisms without the use of man-made antibiotics, comprising the steps of: introducing a quantity of fermentable carbohydrate; sugar or cellulose to an aqueous system; introducing a quantity of desirable microorganism to the aqueous system; introducing at least one acid into the aqueous system, wherein the at least one acid is selected from the group consisting of hops acid, organic acid, or a combination of hops acid and organic acid; and introducing a compound comprised of Lauryl-L-arginine ethyl ester monohydrochloride (LAE) into the aqueous system. The use of LAE as a preservative of distiller's grains and solubles is also disclosed.

The invention provides combinations of bacteriophages for use in reducing and preventing growth of Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli.

The present invention relates to a microorganism mixture comprising one or more microorganisms selected from the Bacillus, Paenibacillus, lactobacillus, Pseudomonas, Trichoderma, aspergillus, and Saccharomyces genera, and which is useful in treating of solid organic waste. The present invention also relates to a composition comprising said microorganism mixture, a process for preparing said composition, a method for treating solid organic waste, and the use of the microorganism mixture or the composition of the invention in treating solid organic waste.

The present invention relates to a microorganism mixture comprising one or more microorganisms selected from the Bacillus, Paenibacillus, lactobacillus, Pseudomonas, Trichoderma, aspergillus, and Saccharomyces genera, and which is useful in treating of solid organic waste. The present invention also relates to a composition comprising said microorganism mixture, a process for preparing said composition, a method for treating solid organic waste, and the use of the microorganism mixture or the composition of the invention in treating solid organic waste.

The invention relates to the use of a composition comprising at least one strain of Bacillus subtilis, for the degradation of mycotoxins.

The invention relates to the use of a composition comprising at least one strain of Bacillus subtilis, for the degradation of mycotoxins.

The present invention provides anti-bacterial compositions comprising whole cells of an Aneurinibacillus bacterium designated as NH (ATCC #XXX) or an anti-bacterial protein expressed by the NH bacterium. Additionally, the present invention provides methods of using the anti-bacterial compositions to inhibit the growth of bacteria such as Campylobacter jejuni and Listeria monocytogenes.

The present invention provides anti-bacterial compositions comprising whole cells of an Aneurinibacillus bacterium designated as NH (ATCC #XXX) or an anti-bacterial protein expressed by the NH bacterium. Additionally, the present invention provides methods of using the anti-bacterial compositions to inhibit the growth of bacteria such as Campylobacter jejuni and Listeria monocytogenes.

The invention discloses a yeast and lactic acid bacteria combination, comprising saccharomyces and lactic acid bacteria; wherein the saccharomyces comprises Candida ethanolica B-JJ1, and the lactic acid bacteria comprise at least one of Lentilactobacillus buchneri B-JR1, Lactobacillus paracasei B-JR2, Lactobacillus zeae B-JR4, Lactobacillus plantarum B-JR5 and Lactobacillus chiayiensis B-JR6. The yeast and lactic acid bacteria combination is obtained by the processes of inoculum extraction, strain inoculation, combined bacteria optimization and combined bacteria domestication. The fermentation of the yeast and lactic acid bacteria combination provided by the invention can be adopted to prepare bio-enzyme preparation. And the prepared bio-enzyme preparation can be adopted to prepare natural, green, additive-free preservatives with strong antioxidant properties that maintain the activity of plant and animal cells.