Patents Assigned to Entomos, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6919197
    Abstract: The subject invention provides novel and advantageous methods for growing bacteria. The methods of the subject invention are particularly advantageous for growing parasitic bacteria, in vitro, without the presence of host tissue. In one embodiment of the subject invention, Pasteuria spores, such as those that infect the rootknot nematode Meloidogyne arenaria or other host nematodes, are grown in vitro. The process of the subject invention is highly advantageous because Pasteuria can be grown in the absence of nematode tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Entomos, Inc.
    Inventors: John F. Gerber, James H. White