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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2002
Applicants:
Anthony G. Wynne, Reading, GB;
Glenn R. Gibson, Reading, GB;
Jonathan Brostoff, London, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
University of Reading, School of Food Biosciences, Reading, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A novel probiotic strain termedNCIMB 41114 is capable of preventing growth of pathogenic microorganisms in the GI tract. In particular, this bacterium inhibitsovergrowth, and can be employed to prevent and treat associated diseases, including IBS and thrush.