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Virginie Rousseau0
Roberto Reniero0
Ruth Knorr0
Thierry Von Der Weid0
Christoph Cavadini0
Eduardo Schiffrin0
Florence Rochat0
Jalil Benyacoub0
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Date of Patent
June 3, 2008
Patent Application Number
10934236
Date Filed
September 2, 2004
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Patent 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.
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