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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2016
Applicant:
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Jeffery A. McGarvey, San Francisco, CA (US);
Robert M. Hnasko, Pinole, CA (US);
Larry H. Stanker, Livermore, CA (US);
Lisa A. Gorski, San Leandro, CA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B 7/154 (2006.01); A23L 3/3463 (2006.01); A23L 3/3571 (2006.01); A23B 7/155 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 3/3463 (2013.01); A23B 7/154 (2013.01); A23B 7/155 (2013.01); A23L 3/3571 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of phyllosphere-associated lactic acid bacteria that demonstrate inhibitory effects on the growth and maintenance of human pathogens, such as, on the surface of food products, particularly fresh fruits and vegetables. Particular strains ofandare described and detailed for their atypical pathogen-inhibiting phenotypes.