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US 2021/0277352 A1Published application
Enrichment supplement for antimicrobal matrices
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsGregory W. Sitton, Wilfredo Dominguez-Nunez
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Abstract
Salts of Fe (II), Zn (II), or both used in methods for enriching food matrices containing antimicrobial compounds. A kit comprising salts of Fe (II), Zn (II) useful for such methods.
Claims17
A method of growing of a target microorganism comprising incubating a matrix having one or more antimicrobial compounds that are active against the target microorganism in the presence of an Fe(II) salt or a Zn(II) salt.
A kit comprising:
- enrichment media that is selective for Salmonella or Listeria;
- and
- a Zn (II) salt or an Fe (II) salt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.