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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:
Sep. 20, 1994
Filed:
May. 08, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ebenezer R Vedamuthu, Bradenton, FL (US);
James T Henderson, Bradenton, FL (US);
Peter A Vandenbergh, Sarasota, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4352521 ; 4352524 ; 435 713 ; 435822 ; 424 933 ; 424 934 ; 426 61 ;
Abstract
A group N Lactococcus which produces two or more bacteriocins from different Lactococcus are described. Lactococcus lactis subspecies lactis 18922 with DNA encoding two bacteriocins from different Lactococcus is particularly disclosed for use in foods to inhibit Lactobacillus casei and other food contaminants. Bacteriocin containing compositions, bacterial mixtures and method of use in foods are also described.