ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,628,840, issued on May 19, was assigned to UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAISO (Valparaiso, Chile) and KAROLL ANDRIETTEE GONZALEZ PIZARRO (Las Ventanas, Chile).

"Group of microorganisms composed by Lactobacillus sp strain K03D08, Bacillus sp strain K03B01 and Kazachstania sp strain K03K02G and its compositions; a process for obtaining casein-free dairy derivative containing short-chain fatty acids and hydroxylated short-chain fatty acids generated by the metabolism of the group of microorganisms" was invented by Karoll Andriettee Gonzalez Pizarro (Las Ventanas, Chile), Miguel Alejandro Dinamarca Tapia (Valparaiso, Chile) and Claudia Jimena Ibacache Quiroga (Valparaiso, Chile).

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