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Effective microorganism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Effective Microorganisms, aka EM Technology, is a trademarked term now 
commonly used to describe a proprietary blend of 3 or more types of 
predominantly anaerobic organisms that was originally marketed as EM-1 
Microbial Inoculant but is now marketed by a plethora of companies under 
various names, each with their own proprietary blend. "EM Technology" 
uses a laboratory cultured mixture of microorganisms consisting mainly 
of lactic acid bacteria, purple bacteria, and yeast which co-exist for 
the benefit of whichever environment they are introduced, as has been 
claimed by the various em-like culture purveyors. It is reported[1] to 
include:

    * Lactic acid bacteria: Lactobacillus plantarum; L. casei; 
Streptococcus Lactis.
    * Photosynthetic bacteria: Rhodopseudomonas palustris; Rhodobacter 
sphaeroides.
    * Yeast: Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Candida utilis (no longer used) 
(usually known as Torula, Pichia Jadinii).
    * Actinomycetes (no longer used in the formulas): Streptomyces 
albus; S. griseus.
    * Fermenting fungi (no longer used in the formulas): Aspergillus 
oryzae; Mucor hiemalis.