MICROBIAL-BASED WASTE WATER TREATMENT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF

摘要

The present invention relates to microbial compositions useful in treating and remediating wastewater, removing organic matter from the surfaces of post harvested fruits and vegetables, and decreasing post-harvest disease in fruit and vegetables.

主权项

1. A composition for degrading organic matter, comprising a mixture of:
(a) Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Bacillus licheniformis, and Bacillus pumilus, wherein each of the Bacillus in the mixture is individually aerobically fermented, harvested, dried, and ground to produce a powder having a mean particle size of about 200 microns, with greater than about 60% of the mixture in the size range between 100-800 microns and either: (b) Pediococcus acidilactici, Pediococcus pentosaceus and Lactobacillus plantarum, wherein each of the Lactobacillus in the mixture is individually anaerobically fermented, harvested, dried, and ground to produce a powder having a mean particle size of about 200 microns, with greater than about 60% of the mixture in the size range between 100-800 microns; or (c) Bacillus meagerium, Bacillus coagulans, and Paenibacillus polymyxa wherein each of the Bacillus in the mixture are individually aerobically fermented ally, harvested, dried, and ground to produce a powder having a mean particle size of about 200 microns, with greater than 60% of the mixture in the size range between 100-800 microns wherein the composition upon addition to water fully disperses and does not require a preactivation of the bacteria.