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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2003
Applicant:
Hidetsugu Goto, Hokkaidou, JP;
Inventor:
Hidetsugu Goto, Hokkaidou, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsukan Group Corporation, Handa-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/10 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12N 15/74 (2006.01); C12P 7/54 (2006.01); C12P 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is intended to provide a novel gene originating in an acetic acid bacterium, which participates in temperature tolerance; a method of improving the temperature tolerance of a microorganism, in particular, an acetic acid bacterium using the above gene; and a method of efficiently producing vinegar having a higher acetic acid concentration with the use of an acetic acid bacterium whose temperature tolerance has been improved.