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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:
Nov. 07, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pierre-Marc Daggett, Rockville, MD (US);
Frank P Simione, Olney, MD (US);
Assignee:
American Type Culture Collection, Rockville, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4352521 ; 435 39 ; 435255 ; 435260 ; 435802 ; 435810 ;
Abstract
A preparation of freeze-dried microorganisms and a method for preparing a freezed-dried suspension of microorganisms and culture medium, in which the freeze-dried microorganisms can be directly cultured via addition of setrile, distilled water. The freeze-dried preparation contains a sufficient amount of a colloidal component, such as gelatin, to form the microorganisms into a microbial plug.