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AmebaGone uses naturally occurring, soil-dwelling amoebae (Dictyostelids) as drugs and disinfectants in agriculture, medicine, and industry. The amoebae kill bacteria, antibiotic-resistant or not, by consuming them as their food source. Additionally, the amoebae can break down biofilms and consume the bacteria within. Biofilms pose significant problems for agriculture, medicine, and industry because conventional antimicrobials and disinfectants have little to no effect against them. AmebaGone, Inc. is developing proprietary technologies that use a novel biocontrol method to destroy persistent bacterial infections.
Potential applications include:
1) Reduction in agricultural disease such as fire blight in apples and soft rot in potatoes
2) Sterilization of medical devices, such as protection against Staphylococcus epidermidis
3) Treatment of wounds and infections from common pathogens such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus, including MRSA
4) Protection of food-processing equipment and food itself from Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and other industrial contaminants.
Potential applications include:
1) Reduction in agricultural disease such as fire blight in apples and soft rot in potatoes
2) Sterilization of medical devices, such as protection against Staphylococcus epidermidis
3) Treatment of wounds and infections from common pathogens such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus, including MRSA
4) Protection of food-processing equipment and food itself from Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and other industrial contaminants.
Overview
Location
United States, Wisconsin, Madison
Employees
1-10
Founded date
2010
Investors 1
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| Jul 3, 2017 | Ag Industry Brief: California Puts Roundup on Cancer List, Hampton Creek to be Selling Cultured Meat Next Year? More | California Puts Monsanto’s Glyphosate/Roundup on Cancer List Monsanto’s herbicide Glyphosate, sold under the retail name Roundup, is officially part of California’s Prop 65 list of chemicals with carcinogenic properties despite Monsanto’s v... |
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FAQ about AmebaGone, Inc.
When was AmebaGone, Inc. founded?
AmebaGone, Inc. was founded in 2010.
What has the press written about AmebaGone, Inc.?
Parsers VC has collected 2 articles mentioning AmebaGone, Inc., among them “Ag Industry Brief: California Puts Roundup on Cancer List, Hampton Creek to be Selling Cultured Meat Next Year? More” (Jul 3, 2017).
Is AmebaGone, Inc. still active?
Yes, AmebaGone, Inc. is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jun 7, 2018.