ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,221, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to WECARE PROBIOTICS Co. LTD. (Jiangsu, China).

"Lactobacillus casei producing short-chain fatty acids, cultivation method therefor and application thereof" was invented by Shuguang Fang (Jiangsu, China), Tao Yan (Jiangsu, China), Keke Chen (Jiangsu, China), Jianguo Zhu (Jiangsu, China), Shengpeng Feng (Jiangsu, China) and Peiyan Hao (Jiangsu, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a Lactobacillus casei producing short-chain fatty acids in a high yield, a culture method therefor and an application thereof. Lactobacillus casei LC89 capable of producing short-chain fatty acids in a high yiel...