US Patent Issued to BIOCONSORTIA on Nov. 11 for "Accelerated directed evolution of microbial consortia for the development of desirable plant phenotypic traits" (New Zealander Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,047, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to BIOCONSORTIA INC. (Davis, Calif.).

"Accelerated directed evolution of microbial consortia for the development of desirable plant phenotypic traits" was invented by Peter Wigley (Auckland, New Zealand), Caroline George (Auckland, New Zealand) and Susan Turner (Auckland, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to methods for the screening, identification, and/or application of one or more microorganisms of use in imparting one or more beneficial properties to one or more plants."

The patent was filed on Nov. 17, 2023, under Application No. 18/513,267.

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