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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. 05, 1988
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerard Jung, Montlhery, FR;
Jacques Mugnier, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
Rhone-Poulenc S.A., Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; A01C / ; C05F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435178 ; 435260 ; 435253 ; 435878 ; 47 576 ; 71-7 ;
Abstract
Inocula having a long storage life and improved resistance to temperature and rehydration and a method of preparing them are disclosed. The method of the invention comprises admixing a culture medium containing microorganisms of the genus Rhizobium and at least one carbohydrate source in a polymer gel and then lowering the water activity of the resulting inoculum and maintaining the water activity at less than 0.1.