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(43) Date of publication: 24.04.2013 Bulletin 2013/17 (21) Application number: 10853040.3 (22) Date of filing: 17.06.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12Q 1/37(2006.01) A62D 3/02(2007.01) C12M 1/00(2006.01) C02F 11/02(2006.01) A23L 3/3571(2006.01) C02F 3/28(2006.01) C12Q 1/02(2006.01) C12P 21/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/CA2010/000953 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/156885 (22.12.2011 Gazette 2011/51)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR (71) Applicants: Her Majesty The Queen In Right Of Canada, As Represented By the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Sherbrooke, Québec J1M 1Z3 (CA) Bio-Terre Systems Inc. St. Andrews, Manitoba R1A 3P9 (CA)	(72) Inventors: MASSE, Daniel Y. Sherbrooke Québec J1G 5E5 (CA) XIA, Yun Lennoxville Québec J1M 2G3 (CA) (74) Representative: Illescas, Manuel  González-Bueno & Illescas C/ Recoletos, 13 - 5º Izda 28001 Madrid 28001 Madrid (ES)