Compositions and Methods
First Claim
1. A method of treating or reducing a severity of at least one symptom of a gastrointestinal disease associated with a dysbiosis, comprising administering to a human subject a composition comprising a purified population of spore-forming bacteria consisting essentially of a population of germinatable bacterial spores in an amount effective to populate a gastrointestinal tract in the subject and augment growth of at least one type of bacteria not detectably present in the composition or in the gastrointestinal tract prior to administration to the subject, thereby providing an amount effective to treat the gastrointestinal disease or reduce a severity of at least one symptom of the gastrointestinal disease in the subject.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are therapeutic compositions containing non-pathogenic, germination-competent bacterial spores, for the prevention, control, and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, disorders and conditions and for general nutritional health.
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20 Claims
- 1. A method of treating or reducing a severity of at least one symptom of a gastrointestinal disease associated with a dysbiosis, comprising administering to a human subject a composition comprising a purified population of spore-forming bacteria consisting essentially of a population of germinatable bacterial spores in an amount effective to populate a gastrointestinal tract in the subject and augment growth of at least one type of bacteria not detectably present in the composition or in the gastrointestinal tract prior to administration to the subject, thereby providing an amount effective to treat the gastrointestinal disease or reduce a severity of at least one symptom of the gastrointestinal disease in the subject.
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12. A method of treating or preventing a dysbiosis associated with a gastrointestinal disease in a subject, comprising administering a composition comprising a purified population of spore-forming bacteria consisting essentially of a population of germinatable bacterial spores produced by the steps of:
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a) providing a fecal material, and b) subjecting the fecal material to a treatment step resulting in purification of germinatable bacterial spores, wherein an effective amount of the purified population administered to a subject treats a dysbiosis, prevents the dysbiosis, or reduces a severity of at least one symptom of the dysbiosis in the subject. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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- 18. A method of preventing the onset a dysbiosis, comprising administering to a human subject a composition comprising a purified population of spore-forming bacteria consisting essentially of a population of germinatable bacterial spores in an amount effective to populate a gastrointestinal tract in the subject and augment growth of at least one type of bacteria not detectably present in the composition or in the gastrointestinal tract prior to administration to the subject, thereby providing an amount effective to prevent the onset of the dysbiosis in the gastrointestinal tract in the human subject.
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