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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2004
Ralf Zink, Langenfeld, DE;
Roberto Reniero, Moyaux, FR;
Florence Rochat, Montreux, CH;
Christoph Cavadini, Corsier-sur-Vevey, CH;
Thierry Von Der Weid, St.-Legier, CH;
Eduardo Schiffrin, Crissier, CH;
Jalil Benyacoub, Lausanne, CH;
Virginie Rousseau, Pornic, FR;
Pablo Perez, La Plata, AR;
Ruth Knorr, Bussy-les-Daours, FR;
Ralf Zink, Langenfeld, DE;
Roberto Reniero, Moyaux, FR;
Florence Rochat, Montreux, CH;
Christoph Cavadini, Corsier-sur-Vevey, CH;
Thierry Von Der Weid, St.-Legier, CH;
Eduardo Schiffrin, Crissier, CH;
Jalil Benyacoub, Lausanne, CH;
Virginie Rousseau, Pornic, FR;
Pablo Perez, La Plata, AR;
Ruth Knorr, Bussy-les-Daours, FR;
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
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 present invention also provides a novel method for identifying the effectiveness of a pet probiotic in vitro. The method simulates the introduction of a probiotic candidate in the gastrointestinal tract of a pet and measures the anti-pathogenic effectiveness of the probiotic.