ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,422, issued on May 13, was assigned to Syngulon SA (Seraing, Belgium).
"Controlled growth of microorganisms" was invented by Philippe Gabant (Ottignies Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "It can be useful to regulate the growth of microbial cells. Some embodiments herein provide genetically engineered microbial cells that can produce bacteriocins to control the growth of microbial cells. In some embodiments, microbial cells are contained within a desired environment. In some embodiments, contaminating microbial cells are neutralized. In some embodiments, a first microbial cell type regulates the growth of a secon...