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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2009
Applicants:
Yang Liu, Mountain View, CA (US);
Rosa R. Yu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Andrew Cheng, San Jose, CA (US);
Qing Xia, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Qiang Xu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yang Liu, Mountain View, CA (US);
Rosa R. Yu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Andrew Cheng, San Jose, CA (US);
Qing Xia, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Qiang Xu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Osel, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/20 (2006.01); A01N 63/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a naturally occurring strain ofwith advantageous characteristics. The strain colonizes mucosal surfaces, particularly vaginal surfaces. The strain is also capable of rapid growth in a number of conditions and is highly viable after desiccation. Moreover, the strain is capable of preventing and reducing pathogenic infection of vaginal mucosa.