Compositions for gut health

US12239675B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• INTERNATIONAL N&HDENMARK APS · DK

Inventors

• John Thomas Gannon · Hockessin, US
• Michael W. Bostick · Wilmington, US
• Amanda Chan · Wilmington, US
• Raymond E. Jackson · Newark, US
• Victoria Vallejo Kelly · Wilmington, US
• Alexander D. Kopatsis · Wilmington, US
• Claus Lang · Palo Alto, US
• Qiong Wang · Highland Park, US
• Julia Yager · Wilmington, US
• Rick W. Ye · Hockessin, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 16, 2020
• Grant date: Mar 4, 2025
• Expiry date: Oct 16, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12R2001/225
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Provided herein, inter alia, are compositions of short chain fatty acid (SCFA)-producing microorganisms and methods of making and using the same to inhibit pathogenic bacterial populations in the gastrointestinal tracts of an animal and additionally promote improvement of one or more metrics in an animal, such as increased bodyweight gain, decreased feed conversion ratio (FCR), improved gut barrier integrity, reduced mortality, reduced pathogen infection, and reduced pathogen shedding in feces.