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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2008
Applicants:
Thomas William-maxwell Boileau, Galloway, OH (US);
Barry Pius Kiely, Cork, IE;
Liam Diarmuid O'mahony, Cork, IE;
John Macsharry, Cork, IE;
Greg Dean Sunvold, Lewisburg, OH (US);
Inventors:
Thomas William-Maxwell Boileau, Galloway, OH (US);
Barry Pius Kiely, Cork, IE;
Liam Diarmuid O'Mahony, Cork, IE;
John MacSharry, Cork, IE;
Greg Dean Sunvold, Lewisburg, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Iams Company, McLean, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 1/00 (2006.01); A23K 1/18 (2006.01); A61K 35/747 (2015.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12R 1/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 1/008 (2013.01); A23K 1/009 (2013.01); A23K 1/1853 (2013.01); A23K 1/1866 (2013.01); A61K 35/747 (2013.01); C12N 1/20 (2013.01); C12R 1/225 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to the invention there is provided a strain of lactic acid bacteria of the genus Lactobacilli obtainable by isolation from resected and washed feline gastrointestinal tract having a probiotic activity in animals. Methods of use and compositions comprising the Lactobacilli of the present invention are also provided.