Patents Examined by Marie L. Osoteo
  • Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus strain and fermentation process for producing L-(+)-lactic acid
    Patent number: 5416020
    Abstract: Lactobacillus delbrueckii sub-species bulgaricus ATCC-55163, a strain of Lactobacillus delbrueckii sub-species bulgaricus that can produce essentially stereoisometrically pure L-(+)-lactic acid, and a process for producing essentially stereoisometrically pure L-(+)-lactic acid using the strain are disclosed. A method for producing a mutant strain of Lactobacillus that produces essentially stereoisometrically pure lactic acid is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
    Assignee: Bio-Technical Resources
    Inventors: David K. Severson, Cheryl L. Barrett