Granted Patent B2

US 11,707,065 · App. 16/632,408 · Granted Jul 25, 2023

Inventors: Bei Yin (Phoenixville, PA); Thomas Wood (Port Matilda, PA); Venkata Giridhar Poosarla (Andhra Pradesh, IN)

A01N43/16C02F1/50

Abstract

Claims (7)

1. A method to disperse existing biofilm comprising:

i. providing a biofilm wherein the biofilm comprises sulfate-reducing prokaryotes; and

ii. contacting the biofilm with a compound selected from the group consisting of mannose, 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2DG), methyl α-D-mannopyranoside (αMM), methyl α-D-glucopyranoside (αMG), and mixtures thereof to disperse the biofilm.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein biofilm comprises anaerobic bacteria.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein biofilm comprises sulfate reducing bacteria.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the biofilm comprises Desulfovibrio vulgaris (ATCC 29579).

5. The method of claim 2 wherein the biofilm comprises Desulfovibrio desulfuricans (DSM 12129).

Assignments (8)