Lactobacillus apinorum and lactobacillus mellifer from honeybees in medical, food and feed applications
AssigneeConcellae AB
InventorsTobias Olofsson, Alejandra Vasquez
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Abstract
The invention relates to new isolated Lactobacillus strains chosen from Lactobacillus mellifer Bin4NT (LMG P-28344) and Lactobacillus apinorum Fhon13NT (LMG P-28345), which have been isolated from honeybees or their processed food. The bacterial strains have unique properties such as production of benzene, free fatty acids and 2-heptanone, rendering them useful in many areas such as in food and beverage products, feed products and medical products.
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A product comprising at least one of two Lactobacillus strains chosen from Lactobacillus apinorum Fhon13NT having deposition number LMG P-28345 and Lactobacillus mellifer Bin4NT having deposition number LMG P-28344, having the ability to produce benzene, ethylbenzene, free fatty acids and 2-heptanone, wherein said bacterial strains are obtainable from honeybees or their processed food.
A method for the manufacturing of a product comprising the steps of:
- a) isolating at least one bacterial strain chosen from Lactobacillus apinorum Fhon13NT having deposition number LMG P-28345 and Lactobacillus mellifer Bin4NT having deposition number LMG P-28344 having the ability to produce benzene and/or ethylbenzene and/or free fatty acids and/or 2-heptanone from honeybees and their processed food,
- b) growing said at least one bacterial strain,
- c) mixing said bacterial strain with a salt or sugar source and
- d) obtaining a product with a standardized amount of the strains.
An isolated bacterial strain showing at least 95% 16S rRNA sequence similarity with the bacterial strain selected from the group comprising Lactobacillus mellifer Bin4NT having deposition number LMG P-28344 and Lactobacillus apinorum Fhon13NT having deposition number LMG P-28345.
An isolated bacterial strain, wherein said bacterial strain is selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus mellifer Bin4NT having deposition number LMG P-28344 and Lactobacillus apinorum Fhon13NT having deposition number LMG P-28345.
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