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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187589 | Stabilisation of aqueous mineral preparations by reuterin The present invention relates to a process for stabilizing aqueous preparations of minerals by adding reuterin to the aqueous preparations, to the use of reuterin for the stabilization of such aqueous mineral preparations, and the aqueous mineral preparations contai... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8187590 | Probiotic, lactic acid-producing bacteria and uses thereof The present invention discloses compositions and methodologies for the utilization of probiotic organisms in therapeutic compositions. More specifically, the present invention relates to the utilization of one or more species or strains of lactic acid-producing bact... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8147821 | Method for drying biomaterials The present invention provides a means to concentrate, dry and formulate biomaterials such as polysaccharides, gums and related biopolymers, and microorganisms such as cells, spores, and the like from dilute solutions using spent germ and other oil bearing residues.... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8124070 | Probiotics for pet food applications The present invention relates to novel lactic acid bacterial micro-organisms that have been isolated and selected for their probiotic potential and their use for the preparation of petfood compositions intended to improve the health of pets, and to compositions cont... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8114397 | Stabilized bacterial formulation Selected strains of Lactobacillus and products containing cells of the selected strains to improve breast milk for feeding to babies, more precisely to increase the levels of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL10 in the milk and reduce the risk that the feeding... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8105576 | Increasing probiotic growth rate and activity using prebiotic composition Sunflower lecithin or sunflower lecithin with oleic acid stimulate the growth and lactic acid producing activity of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species of probiotic bacteria, and replace polysorbate 80 for those products. They can be used in natu... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105577 | Prebiotic composition for increasing probiotic growth rate and activity Sunflower lecithin or sunflower lecithin with oleic acid stimulate the growth and lactic acid producing activity of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species of probiotic bacteria, and replace polysorbate 80 for those products. They can be used in natu... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8071088 | Compositions and methods for reducing the pathogen content of meat and meat products Compositions and methods useful for reducing or eliminating the presence of pathogens in meat and meat products are disclosed. Administration of one or more lactic acid producing microorganisms to a live animal, to a carcass, to meat, to meat products, or in animal ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8038990 | Compositions and methods for the prevention and removal of biofilms on inert and biological surfaces Organisms, compositions, and methods for at least partially reducing the formation of a biofilm and/or at least partially removing a biofilm are provided. The organisms, compositions, and methods may be used on biotic and abiotic surfaces. ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8029779 | Lactic acid bacteria Lactobacillus delbrueckii having antifungal activity is provided as novel lactic acid bacteria having antifungal activity. The Lactobacillus delbrueckii is Lactobacillus delbrueckii ANTI MUFFA FERM BP-10663 (FERM P-19705). The Lactobacillus d... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8021656 | Probiotics for gut neuromuscular functions The present invention relates to a method of treating gut pain or gut discomfort related or linked to gut muscular abnormalities comprising the step of administering to a human or an animal having gut pain or gut discomfort an effective amount of a selected probioti... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8007783 | Quality of life for hepatitis C patients with a formulation for administration to the oral mucosa including subsp. and N-acetyl D-glucosamine Disclosed are quick dissolve tablets, each including Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp bulgaricus (LBD) and N-acetyl-glucosamine (NAG), as well as excipients, for oral mucosal administration, for improving the quality of life of Hepatitis C patients. Any... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8003092 | Antiallergic agent, utilization thereof for reducing allergy and method of reducing allergy The present invention provides an antiallergic agent containing, as an active ingredient, lactic acid bacteria selected from the group consisting of lactic acid bacteria of the species Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus fermentum, and combinations there... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7981412 | Food containing a probiotic and an isolated β-glucan and methods of use thereof The invention features a food product containing a probiotic and β-glucan isolated from a natural source, methods of treating a disease or disorder by administering the food product, and a package containing separated components of the food product. ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7935334 | Probiotics as alternative medicines against infectious diseases An exemplary embodiment providing one or more improvements includes feeding animals with probiotic microbes encapsulated in a mixture of xanthan gum and chitosan, or in gelatin, specifically Pediococcus acidilactici and Saccharomyces boulardii. Such en... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7923006 | Method for preventing or treating the development of respiratory allergies The present invention is directed to a novel method for preventing or treating the development of respiratory allergies. The method comprises prenatal and/or postnatal administration of a therapeutically effective amount of LGG. ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7906112 | Canine probiotic According to the invention there is provided a strain of lactic acid bacteria of the genus Lactobacilli obtainable by isolation from resected and washed canine gastrointestinal tract having a probiotic activity in animals. Methods of use and compositions comp... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7887794 | Lactic acid bacteria and their use in the treatment of cancer The invention concerns the isolation of novel properties of lactic acid bacteria stains. Said novel properties are advantageously useful for preventing and treating cancer. More particularly, the invention concerns the use of lactic acid bacteria to facilitate induc... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883697 | Fermented milk or vegetable proteins comprising receptor ligand and uses thereof The present invention relates to the use of compositions comprising receptor ligands obtainable by a process comprising fermenting a food material, comprising animal milk or vegetable proteins, with lactic acid bacteria to obtain a fermented food or feed material th... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7867486 | Method for preventing or treating the development of respiratory allergies The present invention is directed to a novel method for preventing or treating the development of respiratory allergies. The method comprises prenatal and/or postnatal administration of a therapeutically effective amount of LGG. ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867485 | Method for preventing or treating the development of respiratory allergies The present invention is directed to a novel method for preventing or treating the development of respiratory allergies. The method comprises prenatal and/or postnatal administration of a therapeutically effective amount of LGG. ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862809 | Use of strains of lactobacillus and by-products thereof for inhibiting formation of blood vessels A lactic composition containing at least a bacterial strain selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei and a mixture of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei, and a whole broth of the bacteri... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7837989 | Method for preventing or treating the development of respiratory allergies The present invention is directed to a novel method for preventing or treating the development of respiratory allergies. The method comprises prenatal and/or postnatal administration of a therapeutically effective amount of LGG. ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7829079 | for the enhancement of urogenital health The present invention provides methods and compositions for administration of Lactobacillus iners alone or together with at least one other probiotic organism such as Bifordobacterium, or another Lactobacillus for reduction of the risk of urogen... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7708988 | Probiotic, lactic acid-producing bacteria and uses thereof The present invention discloses compositions and methodologies for the utilization of probiotic organisms in therapeutic compositions. More specifically, the present invention relates to the utilization of one or more species or strains of lactic acid-producing bact... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7678370 | Methods of preventing peritonitis by administering lactic acid bacterium The present invention relates to the use of lactic acid bacteria capable of adhering to the mucosa of the intestine and especially colonizing it for the prevention of peritonitis. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of such lactic acid bacteria f... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7666407 | -containing product A Lactobacillus paracasei-containing product used for inhibiting dental diseases caused by bacteria is provided, which comprises a plurality of Lactobacillus paracasei for inhibiting the growth of bacteria of dental diseases. Particularly, foods, oral ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7662371 | Composition for lowering the concentration of intestinal pathogenic peptides The present invention describes a pharmaceutical, veterinary or alimentary composition comprising one or more bacterial strains capable of lowering the concentration of intestinal pathogenic peptides by means of peptidases of probiotic strains. The invention also re... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7563436 | Mutant strains free from beta-galactosidase activity The invention concerns mutant L. bulgaricus strains bearing a nonsense mutation, in at least one of the sequences coding for the lactose operon, and free from β-galactosidase activity, and lactic starters comprising these strains. The strains and starters ca... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7544356 | Composition for the improvement of liver function, the reduction of serum ethanol level and antioxidant activity enhancement The present invention is directed to a composition for use in liver function improvement, blood alcohol level reduction and in-vivo antioxidant activity enhancement, comprising Lactobacillus brevis HY7401, Lactobacillus fermentum CS332, Lactobacillu... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7427398 | Mammalian animal composition The present invention relates to the use of probiotic microorganism in the manufacture of a composition for the prevention or reduction of gastrointestinal Campylobacter infection in a mammalian animal. It also relates to a method for the prevention or reduct... | 09/23/2008 |
| RE40457 | Enteral dietary compositions comprising a mixture of live lactic bacteria consisting of Streptococcus thermophilus, Bifidobacterium longum and Bifidobacterium infantis Enteral compositions containing a mixture of live lactic bacteria consisting of Streptococcus thermophilus, Bifidobacterium longum and Bifidobacterium infantis, each at a concentration equal to or greater than 1×1011 CFU per gram, are usefu... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7390519 | Probiotic strains A Lactobacillus salivarius strain, AH102, AH103, AH105, AH109 or AH110 or mutants or variants thereof are useful in the prophylaxis and/or treatment of inflammatory activity especially undesirable gastrointestinal inflammatory activity, such as inflammatory b... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7384628 | Lactic acid bacteria and its use in direct-fed microbials A composition comprising lactic acid bacteria that are selected from at least one of Lactococcus lactis, Lactobacillus lactis, and Lactobacillus brevis. The composition is suitable for administration to animals. Upon administration to an animal, the co... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381406 | Probiotic strains for pets The present invention provides novel strains of probiotics for use in the gastrointestinal tract of a pet. The probiotics of the present invention are capable of fermenting starch to produce lactic acid and/or hydrogen peroxide anti-pathogenic metabolites. The prese... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374924 | Use of selected lactic acid bacteria for reducing infantile colic The invention herein provides certain strains of lactic acid bacteria selected for their capability of promoting production of IL-10 and consequently proliferation of CD4+CD25+ TR cells, for prophylaxis and/or treatment of infant colic, a method of selecting such st... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7354757 | strain Lactobacillus strains that have a genetic Profile I based on Apa I, Not I, and Xba I digests are provided. Preferably, the strains decrease level of at least one of coliforms and E. coli within the gastrointestinal tract of an animal. A direct-fed micr... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351572 | Microorganism strain GM-090 of and its use for stimulating IFN-γ secretion and/or treating allergy The present invention provides an isolated microorganism strain, Lactobacillus fermentum GM-090, which is found to be effective in stimulating IFN-γ secretion and/or treating allergy. The use of the Lactobacillus fermentum GM-090 in stimulating IFN-γ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7325967 | Method and apparatus for administering micro-ingredient feed additives to animal feed rations A method and apparatus are provided for administering micro-ingredient feed additives to animal feed rations. The apparatus may be referred to as a system which includes a number of discrete components which cooperate together to ultimately deliver micro-ingredients... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323166 | Lactic acid bacteria cultures that inhibit food-borne pathogens The present invention provides methods and compositions for preventing or inhibiting human food-borne pathogens in animals, and methods for increasing feed efficiency in animals by administering to the animal effective amounts of probiotic lactic acid producing bact... | 01/29/2008 |
