ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,174, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to BIOMEDIT INC. (Fishers, Ind.).

"Probiotic compositions comprising lactobacillus reuteri strains and methods of use" was invented by Arvind Kumar (Fishers, Ind.) and Dharanesh Mahimapura Gangaiah (Fishers, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to probiotic compositions and methods for increasing animal health. The probiotic compositions include one or more isolated strains of novel Lactobacillus reuteri strains which colonizes the gastrointestinal tract to increase the health of an animal."

The patent was filed on Feb. 4, 2020, under Application No. 17/428,510.

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