pseudofirmus OF 4, and Chinese patent application CN103087165 for sodium
hydrogen pump protein of Bacillus pseudofirmus OF 4.
Alkaliphiles in the treatment of polluted water and soil are noticeable.
Examples of alkaliphilic microorganisms in bioremediation are patent publications
WO2007085039 and US20180050943 for ALCOA, an Australian well-known
company specialized in bauxite mining and alumina refinery. Methods are described
for bioremediation of red muds, which are highly alkaline waste composed
mainly of iron oxide generated during the refinery of alumina. The French
Institute de Recherche pour le Development (IRD) has been granted a US patent
USA
EPO
PCT
Japan
China
Republic of Korea
Canada
Australia
Denmark
India
Germany
Malaysia
Russia
Fig. 4 Illustrates proportional distribution of the filing countries
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Enzyme production
Medical uses
Agricultural uses
Amino acid production
New microbe strains
Water treatment
Environmental uses e.g. bioremediation
Paper and pulp industry
Food industy
Textile industry
Fig. 5 The patents percentual distribution to different areas of applications
Metabolites Produced by Alkaliphiles with Potential Biotechnological. . .
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