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No-Drawkgl Filod Jus 9, 1959' Se* I{o. tI8'999 o filtration or ccparation more diffisuh. For instance, in
2t Clalnts. (Cl. 19--96) ertain unbalaaced conditios of fermenteble carbohy.
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My iuvaation is dirccted to a Dw and uscul proass rnediurn, not Gven 10% sporulation of the cullure can
for preparing a rnicrobial insecticidc and ls espesielly bs obtinad wlthin practical fermentation rycle, In
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brel thcy may be 8mmed up as follows: tho poseibiltticr of contamimtiol try ofh+r microorgeinirri
( I ) Thc harmless and non-toxic uature of irpet
pathogenr fcr othor forms of life and, theroforg the
ab'sens of toxis rssidue*.
aro pprecibly lcssoned..
With thc fo,eorqS guiding priciplrs in vic'w, numrous
nutrient rneie an readily bc eireIved to mset thd Ior-
(2) The uuurually higk dcgroo of speeicity of disdase 20 mentioned siltefful. It has bxn found that au utsually
organismr for their iusect hosts. satisfactory nutrient thdiurii is a tiquid aqueous mediun'l
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(3) The possiblo combincd npplication with organic cottaining 1.87o carie or beet molases, 1.49o Pharma-
rssticides so es t iucreee protccon in an rea, media (oil-frss cot(onsocd cndospcrm ffour), l.67%o carn
(4) Thc easc and inexpensiveness with rrhieh insect _ _ stcep sotidn, with o bufier to maintain thc pfi vithin
patLogena can be producod. 25 f$o preferrcd rarges s hereafter set forth. Calcium
(5) The apparent lack of rcsistanc.c cxhibited by issects. carboate in au amouilt of 0.19 of tha mcdlum Is cape-
In thr praotica of rny inventisn, it ls particularly cialty sa{idactory as bufier. Good, bet ot as setis-
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advantag*oue o use tho rpor+forming bacillu identified f*ctory, resalts are obtaircd with (1) an aqueous liquid L^
as Bacilht thurlngiewis. Thie spore-forming bacillur u,a - - medium cotaiaing 1.4% beEt nelasser e& 1,2o c,arn
icolate i n. glinsr from disised larvae*of tbe Medi. s0 ipp solids, nd (2) . aqusous'iiquid medium conrain-
tsrransa flour srslh (Ztschr, f. das Gesam, Getreide- iug 0.6% bct rnlassos sud 0,5% coru step solids, in
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is efrected by meaus of e aforesaid nricroorganisme in scd; up to about 2?a afld advariageously from 1, r.o l.fo
an aquous liquid nutrient medium undcr subnrerged ?barmamedia or imilar oil froc coreal mel or flour;
aerated conditi0ns, iffiporta[t improverrent result whsn rom rbout 0.5fo to about l,9%o aud espccially 0.8 to
the raid nurricnt medium posossss wlmt may be char- 1,77a aorfi steop sods; aud a cmall amount of a bufier,
acteried a* a cortain balance. ,That bsianco consists, in most desirably calcium csrboatc, a suitable' auotmt
tlro pa$icularly preferred aspects of rny invention, in the being about 0.17a.
fermentable corbohydr*te ar<1 tbe nitrogen available fcr In carrying out &e ferasotetdn proEodure, the pI{ of
growth of tbe eaid microorg*nismu boing so related to thc outricnt medlum ls qitsted with sodium hydroxidc,
oach other that thcy aro sxhausted or depleted at approxi" potassirm hydroxide orotlor uitable base to a pH n tho
matcly th $emi timo ulter rporulatian has commenced. rangc of 7.2-7.6. Tho rutriont nedhm is then batcb
If the nforesald coadition is not eatisfisd, thpn sporula- elerjlized for 20-3S minutes at 121 degreos'Cl Thc ftr-
tion bagins very slowly and proceeds dt a slow rate rpith ?0 [icnter coataining the thus prepared nutrigrt medium is
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of thc microorganlsg Bacilius tharngiensit, wbcrcby the 19. The metbod af claim 9, rrhich include the teps
fermentabte crbohydrate and nitrogen arailblc for of addirg a lter aid to -lhe fsmsntation at the cad o{
grorrth pre$eat n iaid ferrrsqtatioa mediuo are e& said fermentatiot operation' cfiecting rapid ffItratiol to
austed it *pprexirtately the same time after the coa- reduce fracturiog of it1cf ce1ls, and dryig tbe solids.
firetrssrpent f sporulation. 5 20. The mcthod of claim 14 which iaeludt thc steps
!4. A fermeda$on methd of preparing microbial i- cf adding a filter aid to tbe femeatation aJ the end of
secticides xhich comprises fermentilg ar aqueous liguid said fermentatiol operaon, e-ffcctiag rapid ltralioa- 1o
ieisrcntauon mcdiuri, nadcr submerged aerated codi- reduce fracturing of iatact cellq and dying tte solid-
Uo"i, iootrioing from about 0.6 to aiout 2? ,molacses, 21. In a fernrentatioa metho4,o! prcparilS oicrobial
qI to about 2?l o.an sil &ee cereal meal or f,our, hon lo insecticiilcs in an aqueous liquid fermetatisn medium
a"bout 0.5 to bout 1.9% com steep solitla ad a bu$cr, containiag fe$Icntable carbohydrate and assimilabtc
rrreaas oI an iseeticidal.prodrrcing spore-formiog uitroqen by neans of an insmticidal-produciag rporc-
microorganism of the,type whieb both sporulate and also forming microorgaaism of tlre type which botb _eporu-
forme ciystals. lates and also forms crystals, lbe ixxovement rrbjch cot-
15. A feraentaoa aethod of preparirg mierobisl iB- 1 sists in carryhg oul the fernettson under submerged
ecticides *hich comprises fermerticg au aqueous liquid aerated csrditiqns t Producs mi{ sporc: aad crystals,
fermeutation medium, under subsrergcd aerated cotrdi- adng a filter aid to the fermeutation at the end o'f said
t;;;rt"i"tg from about S.6 to abot 2$6 molarses, feffflenttia operatioo, efiectirg rapid filtration to re'
frsrr about L?o lo abolrt |J% of an oil &ce cottoa sead duce frac{uriog of intact ccl gernioation of pro$,
endosperrr meal or flour, from about 0.8 to abort Ii?o $) a*d/q autolys and ben dryiug said solids.
coru steep solid, ad a buffer in mannt to instease the 22. Is lerpefialion ssthsd of preparbg naicrobial
pH tCI 7-.2:1.5, by rneans of an inseccidatrpmduciag insccticides by tfiecting sggruleiion and crystal forra-
ipore-formiag microorganism of *be type xtich both tion itr an qx,eous li+gid-fermcntatio mcdum contaiu-
ior,late
- afo ako form crysal. ing ferurentable carbohydrate an assioilablc itrogc
16. A fermentatior Bctbod of prepariag oicrobial in- * by means of tbe ricroorgaism Bacllx thwingensis,
secticic wbich compriscs fcrmmtirg aa agueou* liguid the improvemert which cotri$ in csryiug out the fer-
fermetation medium, uader submorged eerated coldi- rrstatiron for a perod of absuf 14 io about 32 hous
tiots, containirg frorr about 1.4 to about 19% molasse, under submergrd aerated condilioss to pmducc taid
fromabout 19 to about LSqo of sn oil frr cottoased spores and crystl, arldi*g a lter aful to the fermenta"
endosperm meal or flou, from about 0.E to about fifa a0 on at the snd ef said fermentaioo oeration, efecti*g
corn iteep solids, and abou 0.I% calciun carbouate, by rapid Itraon is reduce fratturi?e ofinl?ct coll, euri-
meass of the rnicrocrganissr .Bcllfus thwrngiensl*. nation of sporc& sd/or autolysis, eod ther dryins seid
17. The method of claim 1, which iaelude the teps eolids.
of adding fllter aid to the fermentatioa *!-:S 9l Rs,f{rcnccs c*d is rhe file o[ this pateut
said fermetatioa operation, cffoctirg "t
repid filtration to ""
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;;ce iriturng *f iotact Ua aaa**,ing tbe soli&. teinbaus: Annual Revie, of MicrobioloSy, vol. II'
18. Thc mstttod of claim 6, whicb iucludc ths slgX,a 1957, pp. 165-168.
of adding a tter aid to the fermert*,tion et" rk end af Faster et a1.: I. Bacl 1949, p9. 6.X946.
said fernrentatho oBeraiion, e,ffcc[iog rapid llration to - - Kyaysi; BacL Reve. 1948, pp, 53, 63 ad 66.
rpduc fracturing o{ ittact cells, ard ilrying the solids'
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