Patents Examined by Dinah H. Lewitan
  • Mutant strain of Clostridium thermoaceticum useful for the preparation of acetic acid
    Patent number: 4513084
    Abstract: A biologically pure mutant of C. thermoaceticum (ATCC No. 39,289) useful for the production of acetic acid by a fermentation reaction. This mutant is capable of growing at a pH below 5.0 and shows a specific growth rate of at least 0.30 hr.sup.-1 when continuously cultured under optimum conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1985
    Assignee: CPC International Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick A. Keller, Jr., Jeffrey S. Ganoung, Susan J. Luenser