Patent · US Expired

Streptococcus Thermophilus strain, fermentation process using such strain and product obtained

US6056979A · kind A · utility

6Cited by
7References
19Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMar 28, 1997
Grant dateMay 2, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 28, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12R2001/46
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a strain of Streptococcus thermophilus deposited at Collection Nationale de Cultures de Microorganismes (CNCM) No. I-1477 and a mutant strain that has similar milk acidification characteristics. Also disclosed is the use of the S. thermophilus strains to produce fermented milk products and the products produced thereby.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.