US Patent Issued to MICROBIAL DISCOVERY GROUP on July 29 for "Methods of inhibition with microbial strains and antibiotics" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,604, issued on July 29, was assigned to MICROBIAL DISCOVERY GROUP LLC (Franklin, Wis.).

"Methods of inhibition with microbial strains and antibiotics" was invented by Michael R. King (Oak Creek, Wis.), Sona Son (Cudahy, Wis.) and Kyle Leistikow (Cudahy, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to direct-fed microbials for use in E. coli and/or Clostridium inhibition in animals in combination with antibiotics. More particularly, the invention relates to isolated Bacillus strains 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 57, 71, and 126, and strains having all of the identifying characteristics of these strains, for a use comprising the ab...