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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2005
Applicant:
Gary R. Eldridge, Encinitas, CA (US);
Inventor:
Gary R. Eldridge, Encinitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sequoia Sciences, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/38 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for reducing or inhibiting biofilm comprising modulating expression of a cysB gene in a cell. The invention also provides methods for modulating the expression of a cysB, cysD, cysI, cysJ, cysK, and ybiK. The invention further provides methods for identifying gene(s) involved in biofilm formation and for identifying biofilm inhibitors.