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20090092708 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESERVING FOOD - The present invention includes a method for extending the shelf-life of one or more foods by exposure to one or more pulses of microwave radiation for at least seven (7) seconds. The present invention may also be used to reduce pathogenic organisms in food. The one or more foods may be packaged within a container, sealed and stored. | 04-09-2009 |
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20140199697 | QUANTIFICATION AND MOLECULAR DETECTION OF LACTIC ACID BACTERIA IN A SAMPLE - Methods and compositions are disclosed for detection of probiotic bacteria strains intentionally provided to animals comprising: providing an animal with a known amount or number of probiotic bacteria; following a pre-determined time, obtaining a biological sample suspected of comprising the inoculated probiotic bacteria from the animal; and quantitatively detecting the amount of probiotic bacteria in the biological sample. | 07-17-2014 |
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