ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,882, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Synlogic Operating Co. Inc. (Winchester, Mass.).

"Enumeration of genetically engineered microorganisms by live cell counting techniques" was invented by Eugene Antipov (Watertown, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Genetically engineered microorganisms, e.g., genetically engineered bacteria, compositions and formulations thereof, as well as methods for characterizing, dosing, and determining the activity of the bacteria, compositions, and formulations, e.g., using a live cell counting method are disclosed."

The patent was filed on April 29, 2020, under Application No. 17/607,248.

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