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Lactic acid bacterial suppressor mutants and their use as selective markers and as means of containment in lactic acid bacteria

US5866385A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 5, 1995
Grant dateFeb 2, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 5, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N15/746
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Methods of isolating nonsense suppressor-encoding lactic acid bacteria, cultures and compositions of lactic acid bacteria and plasmids comprising a gene coding for a nonsense suppressor, and a method of confining extrachromosomal replicons capable of replicating in lactic acid bacteria to lactic acid bacteria.

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