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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas Zimmermann, Naters, CH;
Cristiana Boraschi, Bioggio, CH;
Knut Burgdorf, Lalden, CH;
Catherine Caubere, Nancy, FR;
Assignee:
Lonza AG, Gampel/Valais, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4352523 ; 4353201 ; 435106 ; 435 691 ; 435479 ; 536 232 ; 536 237 ;
Abstract
New microorganisms with plasmids stable relative to betaine use. These new microorganisms contain (a) a hybrid plasmid with a DNA fragment that contains a genetic sequence that codes for the use of betaine and (b) a mutation in the chromosomal gene coding for the betaine use.