METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR USING RUMINOCOCCUS GNAVUS OR CLOSTRIDIUM SPOROGENES TO TREAT GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS
First Claim
1. A method for treating a gastrointestinal disorder in a mammal, said method comprising administering a composition comprising at least one live bacterial organism having tryptophan decarboxylase activity to said mammal under conditions wherein gastrointestinal function of said mammal is improved.
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Abstract
This document provides materials and methods related to bacterial compositions containing at least one bacterial organism having tryptophan decarboxylase activity. For example, bacterial compositions containing at least one bacterial organism having tryptophan decarboxylase activity and methods for using such bacterial compositions to improve gastrointestinal epithelial function and/or to treat gastrointestinal disorders are provided.
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18 Claims
- 1. A method for treating a gastrointestinal disorder in a mammal, said method comprising administering a composition comprising at least one live bacterial organism having tryptophan decarboxylase activity to said mammal under conditions wherein gastrointestinal function of said mammal is improved.
- 13. A composition comprising at least one bacterial organism comprising exogenous tryptophan decarboxylase activity.
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18. A composition comprising tryptophan and at least one bacterial organism comprising tryptophan decarboxylase activity.
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