Patents by Inventor Michael Van Nieuwenhze

Michael Van Nieuwenhze has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • COMPOSITIONS FOR IN SITU LABELING OF BACTERIAL CELL WALLS WITH FLUOROPHORES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150191763
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions for assessing peptidoglycan biosynthesis in bacteria, for identifying bacteria, and for screening for bacterial cell wall-acting and/or cell wall-disrupting agents via modified D-amino acids and methods of use thereof. Also disclosed are live bacteria having one or more modified D-amino acids as described herein incorporated into peptidoglycan of a bacterial cell wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Van Nieuwenhze, Edward Hall, Erkin Kuru, Pamela Brown, Srinivas Tekkam, Velocity Hughes, Yves Brun