Antimicrobial strain
AssigneesServizo Galego De Saude (Sergas), Universidade De Santiago De Compostela (Usc)
InventorsLucía Martínez Lamas, Maximiliano Álvarez Fernández, Pedro Diz Dios, Jacobo Limeres Posse
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Abstract
The present invention belongs to the field of the biotechnology, and relates to novel Streptococcusbacteria which are useful as antimicrobial agents, particularly against caries and periodontal disease. The invention relates to compositions and functional food comprising the novel bacteria. In particular, the present invention relates to a novel bacterial strain, deposited at the Colección Española de Cultivos Tipo, with accession number CECT 9174, which has proven to be useful in the prevention and treatment of caries and periodontal disease.
Claims16
A method of providing an anti-microbial treatment to a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject the bacterial strain deposited at the Colección Española de Cultivos Tipo (CECT) by Servicio Galego de Saúde (SERGAS), on Jul. 20, 2016, with accession number CECT 9174.
A method of treating an infectious disease of an oral cavity of a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject the bacterial strain deposited at the Colección Española de Cultivos Tipo (CECT) by Servicio Galego de Saúde (SERGAS), on Jul. 20, 2016, with accession number CECT 9174.
A probiotic, medical food composition or functional food comprising the bacterial strain deposited at the Colecci6n Espanola de Cultivos Tipo (CECT) by Servicio Galego de Sande (SERGAS), on Jul. 20, 2016, with accession number CECT 9174;
- and processed food.
An oral health composition that comprises the bacterial strain deposited at the Colección Española de Cultivos Tipo (CECT) by Servicio Galego de Saúde (SERGAS), on Jul. 20, 2016, with accession number CECT 9174, and at least one additional component having antibacterial activity against one or more bacterial species that cause oral infections selected from:
- an antimicrobial agent, an antibacterial strain, and an anti-cariogenic agent.
A method for preparing a supernatant comprising:
- a) culturing a deposited bacterial strain, which was deposited at the Colección Española de Cultivos Tipo (CECT) by Servicio Galego de Saúde (SERGAS), on Jul. 20, 2016, with accession number CECT 9174, thereby producing a culture,
- b) centrifuging the culture of step a), and
- c) recovering a supernatant obtained from the centrifuging of step b).
A method of treating an infectious disease of an oral cavity of a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising the bacterial strain deposited at the Colección Española de Cultivos Tipo (CECT) by Servicio Galego de Saúde (SERGAS), on Jul. 20, 2016, with accession number CECT 9174;
- and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent, and/or excipient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.