US Patent Issued to ATOGEN, M. S. BIOTECH on Sept. 1 for "Lactobacillus fermentum ATG-V5 strain, or composition for enhancing immunity comprising same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,870, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to ATOGEN Co. LTD (Daejeon, South Korea) and M. S. BIOTECH Co. LTD (Eumseong-gun, South Korea).

"Lactobacillus fermentum ATG-V5 strain, or composition for enhancing immunity comprising same" was invented by Ji Hee Kang (Daejeon, South Korea), Yeon Hwa Park (Siheung-si, South Korea), Dong Kwan Ju (Yongin-si, South Korea), Yo Han Ju (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Ye Won Kang (Daejeon, South Korea), Gun Seok Park (Daejeon, South Korea) and Seung Hyun Ko (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a novel lactobacillus fermentum ATG-V5 strain or a composition for...