Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a live attenuated non-recombinant mutant of Salmonella enterica serovar typhi strain and/or a non-viable attenuated non-recombinant mutant of Salmonella enterica serovar typhi strain for use the treatment of cancer recurrence/progression. Preferably the cancer is bladder cancer.

Abstract: Methods for obtaining corn oil from milled corn germ (e.g., dry milled corn germ), involving adding water, at least one acidic cellulase, at least one acidic protease, and at least one phytase to milled corn germ to obtain corn oil.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide fermented foods improving bowel functions with stercoral removal efficiency and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method of the fermented foods improving bowel functions includes a first process in which herb powder and glasswort powder placed in a cloth pouch together are heated in a potable water, and a second process in which the previously heated mixture is fermented at 20-50° C. with fermenting strain. In a third process, the previously fermented mixture may be solidified then kneaded with psyllium husk powder and the fermented liquid.

Abstract: The process provides a biofilm including and not limited to cellulose produced by bacteria that can be used as a bio-resin and as a surface application for myceliated and non-myceliated biomaterials. In one embodiment, the process comprises the steps of obtaining an agricultural substrate; and cohabitating a selected bacteria with a selected fungus in the agricultural substrate for a period of time to allow the bacteria to grow alongside the fungus and to excrete a biofilm from the bacteria into the substrate to provide bio-resin like strengthening compounds to the agricultural substrate.

Abstract: A Pseudomonas putida strain is named as Pseudomonas putida S-1, which was preserved at China Center for Type Culture Collection (CCTCC) on Sep. 25, 2013 with the deposit number of CCTCC NO: M2013444. The strain of this invention takes isopropanol, ethanal, dipropyl disulfide, diethyl disulfide and propanethiol as the sole carbon source for effective degradation of substrate simultaneously with the energy growth. Furthermore, it can obtain a perfect growth in different cultivation modes owing to high substrate tolerance, which has laid down a solid foundation for engineering application for elimination of volatile organic compounds contained exhaust gas by means of biological purification.

Abstract: The present invention is related to the field of reddening of food products. In particular the present invention relates to a two-phase fermentation method for boosting the nitrate reductase activity of Staphylococcus strains with nitrate reductase activity comprising a first aerobic phase in the absence of nitrate and a second anaerobic or oxygen limited phase with continuous nitrate feeding and use of the Staphylococcus strains for reddening of meat products.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the production of sodium hyaluronate with a molecular weight of between 60 and 2400 kDa and low polydispersity (1.4 Mw/Mn), which comprises: a) a step of fermentation of Streptococcus equi subsp. Zooepidemicus CNCM 1-4645 in a suitable culture medium; b) a step of ultrafiltration of the cell-free filtered solution; by concentrating and diafiltering the solution under differential pressure conditions (?P) of 1.0-5.0 bar(g) and transmembrane pressure (TMP) of 0.5-4 bar(g).

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of enhancing hyaluronic acid secretion in a subject, which comprises administrating a composition containing of Streptococcus thermophilus DSM 28121 to the subject, and the hyaluronic acid content in the blood of the subject is increased. The present invention further provides a novel probiotic strain which is Streptococcus thermophilus DSM 28121, which has the ability to survive and colonize in the intestine of the subject to increase the number.