Probiotic composition useful for dietary augmentation and/or combating disease states and adverse physiological conditions
US7759105B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/822
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A probiotic composition including the bacilli (1) Bacillus subtilis, (2) Bacillus coagulans, and (3) Enterococcus faecium. The composition may further include a carrier medium, such as fructo-oligo-saccharides (FOS), as incorporated in a dose form such as a pill, capsule, powder or sachet. The compositions of the invention may be usefully employed as health or nutritional supplements, food additives, or therapeutic agents for combating a wide variety of physiological disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome, autism, and fibromyalgia.
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