Abstract: The invention concerns novel bacterial phytases, and their respective production methods. More particularly, the invention concerns novel phytases derived from bacteria of genus Acidocella, and polynucleotides coding for said phytases. The invention also concerns vectors containing said polynucleotides, and transformed host organisms expressing said phytases in their tissues. The invention further concerns novel bacterial extracts comprising at least a phytase activity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a newly identified hydrolase from thermophilic microorganisms having thermostable properties, and more specifically, to a novel thermostable hydrolase showing high activity at high temperatures.

Abstract: The invention concerns novel bacterial phytases, and their respective production methods. More particularly, the invention concerns novel phytases derived from bacteria of genus Acidocella, and polynucleotides coding for said phytases. The invention also concerns vectors containing said polynucleotides, and transformed host organisms expressing said phytases in their tissues. The invention further concerns novel bacterial extracts comprising at least a phytase activity.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and test-kits for rapidly detecting and/or quantifying a group of organism, cultivable or not cultivable, sharing the same enzymatic activity. In particular, the methods and kits can be used for example in the field of cosmetics, where the activities of (microbial) enzymes, which are responsible for malodor or dandruff, are detected as an indicator for the presence of particular groups of microorganisms. Furthermore, the effect on substances acting on the causative microbes can be determined rapidly, easily and at low cost.

Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for the production of acyl compounds using an esterase having thermostable properties, and to products of such processes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a newly identified hydrolase from thermophilic microorganisms having thermostable properties, and more specifically, to a novel thermostable hydrolase showing high activity at high temperatures.

Abstract: The invention concerns novel bacterial phytases, and their respective production methods. More particularly, the invention concerns novel phytases derived from bacteria of genus Acidocella, and polynucleotides coding for said phytases. The invention also concerns vectors containing said polynucleotides, and transformed host organisms expressing said phytases in their tissues. The invention further concerns novel bacterial extracts comprising at least a phytase activity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the detection of sulphate-reducing bacteria in a sample which is likely to contain them, the said method comprising the extraction of the DNA or of the RNA from the said sample and the detection of at least one fragment of the APS reductase gene or at least one fragment of the mRNA transcribed from the APS reductase gene, an indicator of the presence of sulphate-reducing bacteria in the said sample.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the detection of sulphate-reducing bacteria in a sample which is likely to contain them, the said method comprising the extraction of the DNA or of the RNA from the said sample and the detection of at least one fragment of the APS reductase gene or at least one fragment of the mRNA transcribed from the APS reductase gene, an indicator of the presence of sulphate-reducing bacteria in the said sample.