Patent ID: 9365819
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: C12N

Claim Text:
1. A process for preparing a bacteria culture, comprising culturing a Lactococcus lactis strain under aeration in a nutrient medium comprising a biomass of a methanotrophic Methylococcus capsulatus bacterium, wherein the biomass is selected from the group consisting of a hydrolysate of the Methylococcus capsulatus bacterium, a homogenate of the Methylococcus capsulatus bacterium, an autolysate of the Methylococcus capsulatus bacterium, and a water soluble extract of the Methylococcus capsulatus bacterium, and wherein the biomass is present in an amount of 5 to 40 g/l of the nutrient medium, thereby preparing a bacterial culture.