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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
May. 04, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hungming J. Liaw, Champaign, IL (US);
Robert L. Kowzic, Jr., Decatur, IL (US);
John M. Eddington, Decatur, IL (US);
Yuequin Yang, Decatur, IL (US);
Assignee:
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, Decatur, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 3/900 ; C12P 1/704 ; C12P 7/40 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 3/900 ; C12P 1/704 ; C12P 7/40 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to novel bacterial strains belonging to the genera Gluconobacter, Ketogulonogenium and Bacillus useful for the production of 2-keto-L-gulonic acid. The present invention further relates to the use of these strains for the production of 2-keto-L-gulonic acid in mixed culture by fermentative conversion of D-sorbitol. The present invention further relates to the strains of the present invention transformed by a vector.