MICROBIAL ENHANCED COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SURFACTANT BLENDS WHICH OVERCOME ANTAGONISTIC SURFACTANT INCOMPATIBILITY

Abstract

Disclosed are compositions that can overcome the adverse effect that particular surfactants have on the viability, growth and biological activity of live beneficial microorganisms. The compositions include at least one anionic surfactant and at least one amphoteric surfactant or glyceryl monoesters and/or diesters, each of which, individually, adversely affect viability, growth, and/or biological activity of beneficial microorganisms, but used in combination, overcome the adverse effect that each surfactant exhibits on the beneficial microorganism. The compositions further include the beneficial microorganism, and optionally, at least one nonionic surfactant that adversely affects the viability, growth, and/or biological activity of beneficial microorganism. Also disclosed is a method for overcoming the adverse effect that particular surfactants have on beneficial microorganisms by combining selected anionic surfactants and amphoteric surfactants or glyceryl monoesters and/or diesters in particular amounts and ratios with the beneficial microorganism.

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