Title:
METHODS FOR INHIBITING FUNGAL GROWTH IN MATERIALS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004098291
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of preventing or inhibiting fungal growth on or in a manufactured material, the method comprising the addition of at least one bacterial cell and/or at least one spore thereof to the material during the manufacture of the material, and/or the application of at least one bacterial cell and/or at least one spore thereof to one or more surface of the material, wherein the at least one bacterial cell has antifungal activity and is capable of forming spores. The invention also relates to an antifungal mixture or composition, suitable for preventing or inhibiting fungal growth on or in a manufactured material, and to a manufactured material comprising at least one bacterial cell having antifungal activity and/or at least one spore thereof, said material having an increased resistance to fungal growth when compared to an otherwise identical material under conditions conducive to fungal growth.
Inventors:
LEDER JONATHAN (US)
TATARKO MATTHEW (US)
TATARKO MATTHEW (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/007917
Publication Date:
February 03, 2005
Filing Date:
March 15, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NOVOZYMES BIOLOGICALS INC (US)
LEDER JONATHAN (US)
TATARKO MATTHEW (US)
LEDER JONATHAN (US)
TATARKO MATTHEW (US)
International Classes:
A01N63/22; D06M16/00; D21H21/36; E04C2/04; (IPC1-7): A01N63/00; D21H21/36; B27K3/00; E04C2/04
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1997012737A1 | 1997-04-10 | |||
| WO2003000051A2 | 2003-01-03 |
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