US Patent Issued to Institut National Des Sciences Et Industries Du Vivant Et De L'Environnement, Institut National De Recherche Pour L'Agriculture L'Alimentation Et L'Environnement on July 7 for "Gram-positive bacteria of the species Lactococcus lactis or Streptococcus thermophilus having a very low surface proteolysis, processes for obtaining them and uses thereof" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,674,187, issued on July 7, was assigned to Institut National Des Sciences Et Industries Du Vivant Et De L'Environnement (Paris) and Institut National De Recherche Pour L'Agriculture L'Alimentation Et L'Environnement (Paris).

"Gram-positive bacteria of the species Lactococcus lactis or Streptococcus thermophilus having a very low surface proteolysis, processes for obtaining them and uses thereof" was invented by Vincent Juillard (Neuilly sur Seine, France), Rozenn Gardan (Jouy-en-Josas, France), Mylene Boulay (Villers-le-Bacle, France) and Veronique Monnet (Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention...