US Patent Issued to VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO on March 18 for "Plasmids for manipulation of Wolbachia" (American, French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,693, issued on March 18, was assigned to VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (Nashville, Tenn.) and THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO (Chicago).

"Plasmids for manipulation of Wolbachia" was invented by Sarah Bordenstein (Nashville, Tenn.), Julie Reveillaud (Montpellier, France), A. Murat Eren (Chicago) and Seth Bordenstein (Nashville, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to plasmids, systems, and methods for the transformation of Wolbachia. Disclosed herein are plasmids and systems for use in methods of transforming Wolbachia. The inventors have identified extrachromosomal plasmids within Wolbachia. Disclosed herein is a no...