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US 2020/0392452 A1Published application
Methods and compositions for changing the composition of the skin microbiome using complex mixtures of bacterial strains
AssigneeS-Biomedic NV
InventorsBernhard Pätzold, Marc Güell
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Abstract
Aspects of the invention relate to compositions comprising one or more live bacterial strains for topical administration to the skin, wherein the one or more live bacterial strains are Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) bacterial strains, and methods for use.
Claims17
1-48. (canceled)
A method for treating acne, comprising:
- topically administering a disinfectant or antibiotic to the skin of a subject with acne;
- and
- topically administering a composition comprising one or more live bacterial strains to the skin of the subject following administration of the disinfectant or antibiotic, wherein the one or more live bacterial strains are Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) bacterial strains that produce a low or negligible level of trans-10, cis-12 linoleic acid or exhibit a slow or negligible conversion or degradation of cis-9, cis-12 linoleic acid in media.
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