SG10201913983TA - Ammonia oxidizing bacteria for treatment of acne - Google Patents

Ammonia oxidizing bacteria for treatment of acne

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Publication number: SG10201913983TA
Authority: SG; Singapore
Prior art keywords: acne; treatment; oxidizing bacteria; ammonia oxidizing; ammonia
Prior art date: 2015-07-02

Application number

SG10201913983TA

Inventor

David Whitlock

Spiros Jamas

Larry Weiss

Original Assignee

Aobiome Llc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2015-07-02

Filing date

2016-07-01

Publication date

2020-03-30

2015-10-13 Priority claimed from US14/882,284 external-priority patent/US9738870B2/en

2016-07-01 Application filed by Aobiome Llc filed Critical Aobiome Llc

2020-03-30 Publication of SG10201913983TA publication Critical patent/SG10201913983TA/en

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