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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2003
Applicant:
Dan Nilsson, DK-3060 Espergaerde, DK;
Inventor:
Dan Nilsson, DK-3060 Espergaerde, DK;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12N 1/00 (2006.01); A01N 63/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Mutants of lactic acid bacteria includingwhich are defective in pyruvate formate-lyase production and/or in their lactate dehydrogenase (Ldh) production and methods of isolating such mutants or variants are provided. The mutants are useful in the production of food products or in the manufacturing of compounds such as diacetyl, acetoin and acetaldehyde and as components of food starter cultures.