Inventors:
William Palardy - Doylestown PA, US
International Classification:
C12N001/20
Abstract:
A method of treating an aqueous medium of the type having yeast and lactic acid producing bacteria therein, such as a corn wet milling process, is disclosed. An effective amount of octanoic acid is added to the medium to reduce the yeast content in the aqueous medium while leaving the lactic acid producing bacteria viable.