US Patent Issued to BIOCC OU on Dec. 9 for "Microorganism strain Pediococcus acidilactici tak 589 coccobest as an antimicrobial and antioxidant probiotic" (Estonian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,219, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to BIOCC OU (Tartu, Estonia).

"Microorganism strain Pediococcus acidilactici tak 589 coccobest as an antimicrobial and antioxidant probiotic" was invented by Pille Kallakmaa (Jarva-Jaani, Estonia), Tanel Kaart (Tartu, Estonia), Kristiina Mars (Torvandi, Estonia), Meelis Ots (Tartu, Estonia), Eve Rihma (Tartu, Estonia), Jaan Vihalemm (Tartu, Estonia), Epp Songisepp (Tartu, Estonia), Liina Kuus (Kambja vald, Estonia) and Heili Sadam (Tartu vald, Estonia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The microorganism strain Pediococcus acidilactici TAK 589 CoccobEst is a new antimicrobial and antioxidant probiotic, C...