AMMONIA-OXIDIZING BACTERIA AND METHODS OF USING AND DETECTING THE SAME - Patent 1551773

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EP 1 551 773 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	27.05.2004

(43)	Date of publication:
	13.07.2005 Bulletin 2005/28

(21)	Application number: 03754473.1

(22)	Date of filing: 10.09.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C02F 3/34, C12N 1/20, C12N 1/00, C12Q 1/68, C12N 11/00, C12N 11/02, C12N 15/03

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2003/028210

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2004/026772 (01.04.2004 Gazette 2004/14)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

19.09.2002 US 386217 P
19.09.2002 US 386218 P
19.09.2002 US 386219 P

(71)	Applicant: Aquaria Inc.
	Moorpark, CA 93021 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	HOVANEC, Timothy, A. Moorpark, CA 93021 (US)

(74)	Representative: Banford, Paul Clifford et al
	Marks & Clerk,Sussex House,83-85 Mosley Street Manchester M2 3LG Manchester M2 3LG (GB)

(54)	AMMONIA-OXIDIZING BACTERIA AND METHODS OF USING AND DETECTING THE SAME