Ethanol-producing mutants of Clostridium thermosaccharolyticum

Patent 4652526 Issued on March 24, 1987. Estimated Expiration Date:

March 24, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Patent References

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Inventor

Hsu, Edward J.

Assignee

The Curators of the University of Missouri

Application

No. 06/559208 filed on 12/08/1983

US Classes:

435/252.7, Clostridium435/161, Ethanol435/842Clostridium

Examiners

Primary: Kepplinger, Esther M.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Tilton, Fallon, Lungmus & Chestnut

International Classes

C12P 7/02 (20060101)
C12P 7/06 (20060101)

Abstract

Several mutant Clostridium thermosaccharolyticum strains, ATCC No. 31907, 31908 and 31909, which are elongated and non-dividing produce ethanol.

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