A method for inoculating a plant with a nitrogen-fixing bacteria such as Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus, said method comprising administering the nitrogen-fixing bacteria to a wound of a growing plant, for example to recently cut grass. Inoculation in this manner leads to enhanced growth characteristics including increased greenness of grass. Novel compositions suitable for use in the method are also described and claimed, together with kits for producing these.

A material with a scaffold comprising a series of at least partially spaced fibers and gas vesicles locates between fibers. The gas vesicles comprise external anchoring modules that are effective to anchor the gas vesicles to the fibers.

Disclosed herein are compositions including cells of defined sets of microbial species (for example, 3, 16, 18, 19, 21, or 22 microbial species). Also disclosed are methods of using the microbial compositions that include contacting soil, plants, plant parts, or seeds with the composition. The microbial compositions are also used in methods of degrading biological materials, such as chitin-containing biological materials.

Provided is a use of fibers formed of β-1-4-glucan in manufacturing a composition for preventing or treating diarrhea, constipation or irritable bowel syndrome, wherein the fibers have a diameter between 15 nm to 35 nm and a mean length of between 1.5 μm and 3.5 μm. Also provided is a method for preventing or treating diarrhea, constipation or irritable bowel syndrome with the fibers formed of β-1-4-glucan.

Microbial cell lines suitable for industrial-scale production of organic acids and methods of making and isolating such cell lines.

The invention is directed to a process for producing one or more fermentation product in a multi-stage process including an inoculation reactor and at least one bioreactor. The inoculation reactor is fed a C1-containing gaseous substrate containing a reduced amount of hydrogen. The hydrogen is reduced to increase the proportion of CO in the C1-containing gaseous substrate being provided to the inoculation reactor. The inoculation reactor ferments the CO-rich C1-containing gaseous substrate and produces an inoculum, which is fed to at least one bioreactor. The bioreactor receives the C1-containing gaseous substrate, which may or may not contain reduced amounts of hydrogen, to produce one or more fermentation product. By providing a CO-rich C1-containing gaseous substrate to the inoculation reactor, both the inoculation reactor and the subsequent bioreactor(s), are able to have increased stability and product selectivity.

Compositions are provided that extend the lifespan of a subject, and/or reduce or delay the onset of at least one age-associated symptom or condition. In some embodiments, compositions comprise: at least one bacterial strain or extract(s) or component(s) thereof and an excipient. In some embodiments, at least one bacterial strain comprises Gluconobacter spp., Acetobacter spp., Gluconoacaetobacter spp., Acidomonas spp., Ameyamaea spp., Asaia spp., Granulibacter spp., Kozakia spp., Neoasaia spp., Neokomagataea spp., Saccharibacter spp., Swaminathania spp., Tanticharoenia spp., or a combination thereof. Methods of making and using compositions disclosed herein are also provided.

A leather-like hybrid mycelial cellulose sheet and production thereof. Precise selection of mushroom species and reagents allows for production at low pH, thereby resulting in a strong, flexible, and dry leather-like material suitable for application in various industries.

A method for inoculating a plant with a nitrogen-fixing bacteria such as Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus, said method comprising administering the nitrogen-fixing bacteria to a wound of a growing plant, for example to recently cut grass. Inoculation in this manner leads to enhanced growth characteristics including increased greenness of grass. Novel compositions suitable for use in the method are also described and claimed, together with kits for producing these.

The present disclosure provides an aggregation-induced emission polymer, a preparation method and application thereof. The aggregation-induced emission polymer provided in the present disclosure has a structure represented by formula I. The aggregation-induced emission polymer provided by the present disclosure has excellent fluorescence stability and biocompatibility; Because there are many benzene rings in the aggregation-induced emission polymer, the fat-solubility of the aggregation-induced emission polymer is increased, thereby changing the problem that cellulose is insoluble and difficult to be processed and modified. In the present disclosure, the aggregation-induced emission small molecule monomer is placed in a basal medium, and the bacterial seed solution is inoculated and then cultured to obtain the aggregation-induced emission polymer. The preparation method provided by the present disclosure has the characteristics of safety, environmental protection and simplicity, solves the shortcomings of complex and cumbersome synthesis process, and is beneficial to the large-scale production of AIE polymers.