INTERNATIONAL PATENT: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FILES APPLICATION FOR "FORMULATION OF A LYTIC BACTERIOPHAGE COCKTAIL FOR BIOCONTROL OF SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI STRAINS"

GENEVA, May 28 -- THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE (1400 Independence Ave. S.W.Washington, District of Columbia 20250) filed a patent application (PCT/US2024/056165) for "FORMULATION OF A LYTIC BACTERIOPHAGE COCKTAIL FOR BIOCONTROL OF SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI STRAINS" on Nov 15, 2024. With publication no. WO/2025/106846, the details related to the patent application was published on May 22, 2025.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): WU, Vivian C. (USDA, ARS, WRRC, PSM,800 Buchanan StreetAlbany, California 94710), LIAO, YEN-Te (US...