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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2002
Applicants:
Yukiko Ono, Kawasaki, JP;
Hisashi Yasueda, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshio Kawahara, Kawasaki, JP;
Shinichi Sugimoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Yukiko Ono, Kawasaki, JP;
Hisashi Yasueda, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshio Kawahara, Kawasaki, JP;
Shinichi Sugimoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Ajinomoto, Co. Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 13/04 (2006.01); C12P 13/14 (2006.01); C12P 13/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A methane-utilizing microorganism capable of producing L-amino acid, for example, bacteria belonging to type I, type X or type II in the taxonomic categorization methane-utilizing bacteria such asandis cultivated in a culture medium in contact with gas containing methane which is the main source of carbon, to allow the L-amino acid to be produced and accumulated in the medium, and the L-amino acid is collected from the medium.