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Title:
CONTROL OF DEVELOPMENT OF BIOFILMS IN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS WATER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003014029
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
There is provided a method of inhibiting the development of a biofilm adjacent a surface, the method comprising intermittently applying a biofilm inhibiting substance to a collection of microorganisms having biofilm developing potential. There is also provided a method of inhibiting the development of a biofilm adjacent a surface, the method comprising inhibiting the biofilm developing potential of a collection of microorganisms without completely eradicating said collection of microorganisms. Also provided are a system for inhibiting the development of a biofilm, and a method and system for inhibiting the production of an enzyme by a collection of microorganisms.

Inventors:
BARAK AYALA (IL)
Application Number:
PCT/IL2002/000637
Publication Date:
March 18, 2004
Filing Date:
August 05, 2002
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Assignee:
A Y LAB LTD (IL)
BARAK AYALA (IL)
International Classes:
A01N41/06; A01N59/08; C02F1/50; C02F1/68; C02F1/72; C02F1/76; D21C9/00; D21H21/04; (IPC1-7): C02F1/50; C02F1/68; C02F1/76; C02F1/72; D21C9/16
Domestic Patent References:
WO2001053216A12001-07-26
WO1999007826A11999-02-18
Foreign References:
US5976386A1999-11-02
US6149822A2000-11-21
US6106730A2000-08-22
US5607544A1997-03-04
Other References:
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1995, no. 06 31 July 1995 (1995-07-31)
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