ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,589, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Pluton Biosciences Inc. (St. Louis).

"Chryseobacterium insect inhibitory microbial compositions and methods of making and using" was invented by Ann M. Guggisberg (St. Louis), Diana L. Beckman (St. Louis), Boahemaa Adu-Oppong (St. Louis), Barry S. Goldman (St. Louis), Philip A. Ruzycki (St. Louis), Thomas Malvar (North Stonington, Conn.), Kirk D. Narzinski (Columbia, Ill.), Farhan James William (St. Louis), Steven C. Slater (Bainbridge Island, Wash.), Ashootosh Tripathi (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Osama Gomaa Mahmoud Mohamed (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and Pamela J. Schultz (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark...