Aquaria obtains United States patent.Aquaria a·quar·i·a n. A plural of aquarium. , Inc. (Moorpark, CA) has patented ammonia-oxidizing bacteria as well as isolated nucleotide nucleotide (n  `klēətīd', ny`–), organic substance that serves as a monomer in forming nucleic acids. sequences representative of 16S
rDNA of these ammonia-oxidizing bacteria. Particular bacteria of the
present invention are tolerant of freshwater fresh·wa·ter adj. 1. Of, relating to, living in, or consisting of water that is not salty: freshwater fish; freshwater lakes. 2. Situated away from the sea; inland. 3. environments, saltwater environments or both. Furthermore, in various embodiments, various bacteria of the present invention are capable of surviving a freeze-drying process, and may remain viable thereafter. Methods for preventing or alleviating the accumulation of ammonia in aqueous aqueous /aque·ous/ (a´kwe-us) 1. watery; prepared with water. 2. see under humor. a·que·ous adj. environments, such as aquaria and wastewater are also provided, using the ammonia-oxidizing bacteria of the present invention. (US 7,482,151) |
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