Microbial Inoculants

EM stands for “Effective Microorganisms’ ‘ and was developed by Dr. Teruo Higa of the College of Agriculture at the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa, Japan. EM is produced and distributed in the United States by EM Technologies, Inc, a non-profit corporation in Tucson, Arizona. EM is a liquid at a pH of 3.5 that is formed at high pressures by the interaction of a diverse group of naturally occurring, aerobic and facultative anaerobic microorganisms. EM includes high populations of lactic acid bacteria (Lactobacillus and Pedicoccus) at 1 x 105 CFU/ml suspension, yeast (Sacharomyces) at 2 x 106 CFU/ml suspension and fewer amounts of photosynthetic bacteria, actinomyces and other organisms (Guim et al, 1998).

EM has been thoroughly tested and proven safe for human and other animals. The United States Department of Agriculture categorizes all o f the microorganisms in EM as G.R.A.S. (generally recognized as safe). The United States Food and Drug Administration categorizes most of the organisms in EM as food grade microorganisms.

We are doing the procedure through Dr. Teruo Higa’s respective authority and we also try to develop some others microbial inoculants from different sources and we try to make a different business with different types of product introducing for our customers and also for our existing product development. Here noted, EM is used in poultry litter odorless processes and composting processes fast and there is many research about this .  EM Waste Treatment is used as a disinfectant to regularly spray the facility and to inoculate the litter (once a week is usually enough) with beneficial microorganisms (Philips, 1997).