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Microbial degradation of obnoxious organic wastes into innocucous materials
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Inventors: Colaruotolo, Joseph F.; Olsen, Ronald H.; Vandenbergh, Peter A.;
Assignee: Occidental Chemical Corporation (Niagara Falls, NY)
Primary Examiner: Wiseman; Thomas
Assistant Examiner: Martinell; James
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Casella; Peter F.
This invention relates to microbial methods and materials useful in the degradation of organic chemicals having toxic and obnoxious characteristics into innocuous materials compatible with the environment and to the process comprising identification, production and utilization of microorganisms for said purposes. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION We claim: 1.
A biologically pure culture of Pseudomonas cepacia var.
, niagarous selected from the group consisting of ATCC 31945, ATCC 31941, ATCC 31942, ATCC 31940, ATCC 31943, ATCC 31944, ATCC 31939 and mutants thereof useful in decomposing obnoxious halogenated organic wastes to innocuous materials.
2.
A microorganism in accordance with claim 1 wherein the Pseudomonas cepacia var.
, niagarous is ATCC 31945.
3.
A microorganism in accordance with claim 1 wherein the Pseudomonas cepacia var.
, niagarous is ATCC 31941.
4.
A microorganism in accordance with claim 1 wherein the Pseudomonas cepacia var.
, niagarous is ATCC 31942.
5.
A microorganism in accordance with claim 1 wherein the Pseudomonas cepacia var.
, niagarous is ATCC 31940.
6.
A microorganism in accordance with claim 1 wherein the Pseudomonas cepacia var.
, niagarous is ATCC 31943.
7.
A microorganism in accordance with claim 1 wherein the Pseudomonas cepacia var.
, niagarous is ATCC 31944.
8.
A microorganism in accordance with claim 1 wherein the Pseudomonas cepacia var.
, niagarous is ATCC 31939.
9.
A microorganism host cell of the genus Pseudomonas being an artifically induced mutant transformed with plasmids capable of metabolizing a plurality of different halogenated organic compounds and having the further identifying characteristics of Pseudomonas cepacia var.
, niagarous useful in decomposing halogen containing organic wastes to innocuous materials.
10.
A microorganism in accordance with claim 9 having the further identifying characteristics of PAO 2178 (pRO 63), a mutant of PAOl.
sub.
c (ATCC 15692) and unable to metabolize catechol.
11.
A biologically pure hybrid plasmid consisting essentially of pRO 4.
7 (having a molecular weight of approximately 4.
7 megadaltons), pRO 31 (having a molecular weight of approximately 31 megadaltons), and pRO 54 (having a molecular weight of approximately 54 megadaltons), said pure hybrid plasmid having the further identifying characteristic of being capable of replicating the ability to express the degradation of halogenated organic compounds
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