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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. 09, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
John D Marugg, Utrecht, NL;
Adrianus M Ledeboer, Sarasota, FL (US);
Peter A Vandenbergh, Sarasota, FL (US);
James T Henderson, Bradenton, FL (US);
Assignee:
Quest International Flavors & Food Ingredients Co., Division of Indopco, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4352523 ; 4353201 ; 435 691 ; 536 237 ;
Abstract
Isolation and identification of a gene encoding for a bacteriocin precursor in Pediococcus acidilactici, cloning of the gene in a vector plasmid and transformation to bacteria is described. The bacteriocin is particularly useful for inhibiting Listeria in food products.