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US 11,957,721 B2Granted
Edible plant parts enriched with probiotic bacteria
AssigneesYissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ofek Eshkolot Research and Development Ltd.
InventorsOded Shoseyov, Sigal Baruch-Sharon, Betty Schwartz, Lilach Iasur Kruh, Roni Almon, Alaa Naama-Amar
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Abstract
The present invention relates to edible plant parts or tissues comprising probiotic bacteria and use thereof for oral delivery of the probiotic bacteria to an organism and enriching and/or improving the organism gastrointestinal tract microbiome. The present invention further relates to methods for selecting and/or producing probiotic bacteria capable of colonizing a plant tissue.
Claims19
An edible fresh produce comprising:
- an edible plant part or a tissue derived therefrom comprising at least one strain of probiotic bacteria colonizing an intercellular space and/or intracellular space of the edible plant part or tissue derived therefrom, being a result of exogenous inoculation of a pre-harvested plant with said at least one strain of probiotic bacteria and growth of the inoculated pre-harvested plant,
- wherein said at least one strain of probiotic bacteria is not a natural endophyte of said edible fresh produce and has acquired endophytic characteristics comprising the capability to grow and proliferate in the inoculated pre-harvested plant from which said edible plant part or tissue derived therefrom is derived,
- wherein said edible fresh produce is selected from the group consisting of a leafy produce, a root, a tuber, and a bulb of the plant,
- wherein said at least one strain of probiotic bacteria is capable of inhabiting the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of an animal, and
- wherein said at least one strain of probiotic bacteria maintains or improves health of said animal.
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