Article: Wisconsin, Arkansas Inventors Develop Lactobacillus Brevis Strain

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 9 -- Thomas G. Rehberger of Wauwatosa, Wis., and Charles V. Maxwell of Springdale, Ark., have developed a Lactobacillus brevis strain.

According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to Lactobacillus strains for ingesting by animals. More particularly, though not exclusively, the present invention relates to Lactobacillus strains that are useful as direct-fed microbials for pigs."

The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. 7,354,757 on April 8.

The patent has been assigned to Agtech Products Inc., Waukesha, Wis. The original application was filed on ...

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