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US 12,600,940 · App. 17/767,994 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

Strains and processes for single cell protein or biomass production

Inventors: Sami Holmström (Espoo, FI); Juha-Pekka Pitkänen (Vantaa, FI)
Assignee: Solar Foods Oyj
C12N1/205A23L33/135C12N15/52C12R2001/01
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Patent No.
US 12,600,940
App. No.
17/767,994
Granted
Apr 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bacterial strain of the genus Xanthobacter and continuous culture processes for the production of protein or biomass using bacteria of the genus Xanthobacter , said process including supply of gases and minerals to the cells. The present disclosure also relates to the products of these processes and use of these products in e.g. food or feed. Reference is made to the Identification of the Microorganism, having the Identification reference given by the DEPOSITOR of SoF1 and with the Accession number given by the INTERNATIONAL DEPOSITORY AUTHORITY of VTT E-193585. The date of the original deposit is Jun. 11, 2019.

Claims (35)

1 . A process for the production of biomass, said process comprising culturing an isolated bacterial strain VTT-E-193585 or a derivative thereof, wherein said derivative preferably has retained the ability to grow using hydrogen gas as energy source and carbon dioxide as the only carbon source.

2 . The process according to claim 1 , comprising culturing the bacterial strain in continuous culture with hydrogen as energy source and an inorganic carbon source, wherein the inorganic carbon source comprises carbon dioxide.

3 . The process according to claim 2 , wherein the bacterial strain comprises:

i) a gene encoding ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (rubisco) large chain having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:3 or a sequence having more than 93% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:3, and/or

ii) a gene encoding a ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (rubisco) small chain having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:5 or a sequence having more than 83% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:5, and/or

iii) a gene encoding a Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD + )-reducing hydrogenase HoxS subunit alpha having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:7 or a sequence having more than 70% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 7, and/or

iv) a gene encoding a NAD + -reducing hydrogenase HoxS subunit beta having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:9 or a sequence having more than 77% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:9, and/or

v) a gene encoding a NAD + -reducing hydrogenase HoxS subunit gamma having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:11 or a sequence having more than 70% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:11, and/or

vi) a gene encoding a NAD + -reducing hydrogenase HoxS subunit delta having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:13 or a sequence having more than 79% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:13, and/or

vii) a gene encoding a Nickel-Iron-Selenium (NiFeSe) hydrogenase large subunit having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:15 or a sequence having more than 84% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:15, and/or

viii) a gene encoding a NiFeSe hydrogenase small subunit having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:17 or a sequence having more than 90% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:17, and/or

ix) a gene encoding an Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) synthase gamma chain atpG_1 having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:19 or a sequence having more than 70% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:19, and/or

x) a gene encoding an ATP synthase subunit alpha atpA_1 having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:21 or a sequence having more than 78% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:21, and/or

xi) a gene encoding an ATP synthase subunit b atpF_1 having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:23 or a sequence having more than 62% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:23, and/or

xii) a gene encoding an ATP synthase subunit c, sodium ion specific atpE_1 having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:25 or a sequence having more than 90% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:25, and/or

xiii) a gene encoding an ATP synthase subunit a atpB_1 having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:27 or a sequence having more than 80% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:27, and/or

xiv) a gene encoding an ATP synthase epsilon chain atpC_1 having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:29 or a sequence having more than 71% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:29, and/or

xv) a gene encoding an ATP synthase subunit beta atpD_1 having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:31 or a sequence having more than 84% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:31, and/or

xvi) a gene encoding an ATP synthase subunit beta atpD_2 having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:33 or a sequence having more than 97% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:33, and/or

xvii) a gene encoding an ATP synthase gamma chain atpG_2 having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:35 or a sequence having more than 86% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:35, and/or

xviii) a gene encoding an ATP synthase subunit alpha atpA_2 having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:37 or a sequence having more than 98% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:37, and/or

xix) a gene encoding an ATP synthase subunit delta atpH having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:39 or a sequence having more than 85% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:39, and/or

xx) a gene encoding an ATP synthase subunit b atpF_2 having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:41 or a sequence having more than 87% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:41, and/or

xxi) a gene encoding an ATP synthase subunit b′atpG_3 having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:43 or a sequence having more than 81% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:43, and/or

xxii) a gene encoding ATP synthase subunit c atpE_2 having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:45 or a sequence having more than 98% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:45, and/or

xxiii) a gene encoding an ATP synthase subunit a atpB_2 having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:47 or a sequence having more than 92% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:47, and/or

xiv) a gene encoding an ATP synthase protein I atpl having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:49 or a sequence having more than 60% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:49, and/or

xv) a gene encoding a nitrogenase molybdenum-iron protein alpha chain nifD_1 having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:51 or a sequence having more than 60% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:51, and/or

xvi) a gene encoding nitrogenase molybdenum-iron protein alpha chain nifD_2 having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:53 or a sequence having more than 60% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:53, and/or

xvii) a gene encoding a nitrogenase molybdenum-iron protein beta chain nifK_1 having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:55 or a sequence having more than 87% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:55, and/or

xviii) a gene encoding a nitrogenase molybdenum-iron protein beta chain nifK_2 having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:57 or a sequence having more than 95% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:57, and/or

xxix) a gene encoding a nitrogenase iron protein nifH having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:59 or a sequence having more than 98.5% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:59, wherein the strain preferably comprises:

the genes described in iii), iv), v) and vi),

the genes described in vii) and viii), or

the genes described in iii), iv), v), vi), vii) and viii).

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 28, 2024
From: SOLAR FOODS OY
To: SOLAR FOODS OYJ
Reel/Frame 069271/0344 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2022
From: HOLMSTROM, SAMI; PITKANEN, JUHA-PEKKA
To: SOLAR FOODS OY
Reel/Frame 059558/0320 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 19205786 · Oct 29, 2019 · regional
Continuity (1)
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