ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,448, issued on April 29.

"Bifidobacterium breve capable of relieving rheumatoid arthritis and application thereof" was invented by Bo Yang (Wuxi, China), Wei Chen (Wuxi, China), Zhexin Fan (Wuxi, China), Qixiao Zhai (Wuxi, China), Gang Wang (Wuxi, China), Wenwei Lu (Wuxi, China), Shumao Cui (Wuxi, China), Jianxin Zhao (Wuxi, China) and Hao Zhang (Wuxi, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described is a B. breve strain for relieving rheumatoid arthritis and application thereof, belonging to the technical field of microorganisms. Described is a B. breve strain CCFM1078 possessing the effect of relieving rheumatoid arthritis, and shown ...