Patents Assigned to State of Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund
  • Solid or semi-solid state fermentation of xanthan on potato or potato waste
    Publication number: 20080113414
    Abstract: The present invention presents a method for the aerobic production of xanthan by bacteria of the genus Xanthomonas on a solid or semi-solid substrate. In the exemplary embodiment of the method, a substrate is provided that has a total solids content of about 6.5% or higher. The substrate is sterilized and cooled. Bacteria of the genus Xanthomonas are inoculated into the substrate and incubated. After incubation, the bacteria are destroyed, the substrate is either diluted or washed, and the xanthan is isolated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicants: Bemidji State University Foundation, State of Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund
    Inventors: Dragoljub D. Bilanovic, Samuel Hunter Malloy, Petra Remeta