BACTERIAL COMPOSITION
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Abstract
A bacterial composition that inhibits E. coli O157:H7 growth by as much as 93% and Salmonella growth by as much as 97%, together with commensurate inhibition rates against the Big-Six Escherichia coli strains referred to as the non-O157 STECs that include E. coli O121:H19; E. coli O45:H2; E. coli O103:H11; E. coli O145, E. coli O26:H11; and E. coli O111. The composition is constituted of various combinations of the following four unique pathogen-inhibiting bacteria: (1) Lactobacillus animalis strain MB101; (2) Lactobacillus animalis strain MB102; (3) Enterococcus faecium strain MB505; and (4) Pediococcus acidilactici strain MB902. Each of the discovered bacteria is deposited with the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) and respectively has an individual ATCC Accession Number.
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52 Claims
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27. A method for preparing a probiotic composition comprising:
mixing into a combination at least two bacteria selected from the group consisting of; Lactobacillus animalis strain MB101 having ATCC Accession Number PTA-121710; Lactobacillus animalis strain MB102 having ATCC Accession Number PTA-121711; Enterococcus faecium strain MB505 having ATCC Accession Number PTA-121709; and Pediococcus acidilactici strain MB902 having ATCC Accession Number PTA-121712; and
packaging the combination.- View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method for preparing a probiotic composition comprising:
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obtaining at least one bacteria selected from the group consisting of; Lactobacillus animalis strain MB102 having ATCC Accession Number PTA-121711; Enterococcus faecium strain MB505 having ATCC Accession Number PTA-121709; and Pediococcus acidilactici strain MB902 having ATCC Accession Number PTA-121712; and packaging the composition.
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