Chr. Hansen A/s

Beatrice Nielsen

Patrick Derkx

Mette Dines Cantor

Eric Johansen

Birgitte Stuer-Lauridsen

Tina Styrishave

Jonna Nielsen

Robert Lantz

Astrain characterized by (i): sensitivity for ampicillin, vancomycin, gentamicin, kanamycin, streptomycin, erythromycin, clindamycin, tetracycline and chloramphenicol antimicrobial activity againstand; and (iii) a sporulation percentage of at least 80 when measured after 2 days of incubation. The invention further relates to a method for selecting such strains. Many of the identified strains according to the invention are of the species. Some of thewere further identified assubsp.whereas others were identified assubsp.. Astrain of the invention may be used as a feed additive to animal feed where it has a probiotic effect.

Antibiotic sensitivestrains having antimicrobial effect againstandand having high sporulation capacity

Methods are provided for assaying whether acomposition comprising at least onestrain is capable of increasing the amount of sugar available from animal feed comprising non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) in vivo when thecomposition and animal feed are fed to an animal. Methods also are provided for increasing the amount of sugar available from animal feed comprising non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) when the animal feed is fed to an animal, comprising adding to the animal feed acomposition comprising at least onestrain, wherein the composition produces 120 hexose equivalents (&#x3bc;mol/ml) or more when measured by the method described herein. Animal feeds comprising 14% (w/w) or more of non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) if the animal feed is for a piglet, lactating sow, broiler or layer, or 19% (w/w) or more of non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) if the animal feed is for a grower-finisher pig or gestating sow, and acomposition comprising at least onestrain, as well as methods and uses relating thereto, also are provided.

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Astrain characterized by (i): sensitivity for ampicillin, vancomycin, gentamicin, kanamycin, streptomycin, erythromycin, clindamycin, tetracycline and chloramphenicol; (ii) antimicrobial activity againstand; and (iii) a sporulation percentage of at least 80 when measured after 2 days of incubation. The invention further relates to a method for selecting such strains. Many of the identified strains according to the invention are of the species. Some of thewere further identified assubsp.whereas others were identified assubsp.. Astrain of the invention may be used as a feed additive to animal feed where it has a probiotic effect.

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