US 7,473,546 B2
	Surfactant biocatalyst for remediation of recalcitrant organics and heavy metals
Robin L. Brigmon, North Augusta, S.C. (US); Sandra Story, Greenville, S.C. (US); Denis Altman, Evans, Ga. (US); and Christopher J. Berry, Aiken, S.C. (US)
Assigned to Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC, Aiken, S.C. (US)
Filed on Nov. 13, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/712,491.
Prior Publication US 2005/0106702 A1, May 19, 2005
Int. Cl. C12N 1/12 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 435—252.1  [435/253.3; 435/829; 435/874; 435/877; 435/878; 435/880; 435/882; 435/262.5]

3 Claims

1. A biologically pure bacterial strain for bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons, said strain selected from the group consisting of ATCC accession numbers Flexibacter cf. sancti srs, PTA-5570; Pseudomonas fredriksbergensis srs, PTA-5571; Staphylococcus warneri. Img 19417 srs, PTA-5572; Sphingomonas srs, PTA-5573; Sphingomonas sp. s37 srs, PTA-5574; Phylobacterium srs, PTA-5575; Serratia ficaria srs, PTA-5576; Agrobacterium tumefaciens srs, PTA-5577; Rhizobium sp. sdw045 srs, PTA-5578; Ralstonia pickettii srs, PTA-5579; Alcaligenes-piechaudii srs, PTA-5580; and Pseudomonas-putida biotype b srs, PTA-5581.