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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 1986
Filed:
Nov. 02, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shigeo Okonogi, Tokyo, JP;
Jyoji Ono, Chiba, JP;
Tsutomu Kudo, Yokohama, JP;
Akinori Hiramatsu, Hachioji, JP;
Susumu Teraguchi, Tama, JP;
Tomoko Yaeshima, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435253 ; 435 42 ; 435822 ; 435885 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a new microorganism belonging to Streptococcus thermophilus having an oxygen uptake ability of at least 30 nano moles per milligram of dried cell of said microorganism per minute which is defined by the quantity of oxygen consumption as determined by Warburg's manometric method, and to a microbial composition which comprises as main ingredients viable cell mass of (a) said microorganism and (b) bifidobacteria.