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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2005
Applicants:
Eduardo Schiffrin, Crissier, CH;
Pablo Perez, La Plata, AR;
Inventors:
Eduardo Schiffrin, Crissier, CH;
Pablo Perez, La Plata, AR;
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 63/00 (2006.01); A01N 65/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of a supernatant of lactic acid bacteria or of Bifidobacteria capable of preventing colonization of intestinal cells by, for the preparation of an ingestible carrier for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of disorders associated with the colonization of the gut by. The present invention also pertains to specific strains of Bifidobacterium having the above traits and to the ingestible carrier, such as a food or pharmaceutical composition, containing such supernatant or the microorganisms.