Inventors:
John Lauff - Rochester NY
James Breitfeller - Rochester NY
D. Bernie Steele - Auburn AL
Louise Coogan - Hilton NY
Assignee:
Genencor International, Inc. - Rochester NY
International Classification:
C12S 100
B09B 300
C12N 120
C12P 300
Abstract:
A novel microorganism has been isolated and identified as Agrobacterium sp. , a gram-negative aerobe. The Agrobacterium sp. microorganisms has been found to efficiently degrade ferric chelates of aminopolycarboxylic acids, such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and related compounds, found in aqueous waste solutions. A biologically pure culture of Agrobacterium sp. and a process for using the culture are disclosed.