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US 2022/0160795 A1Published application
Novel bifidobacterium genus bacterium having high capacity to utilize polysaccharides of dietary origin
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha
InventorsYohei WATANABE, Taeko HARA, Yoshimi SUZUKI, Yuki SAITO, Takahiro MATSUKI
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Abstract
Provided is a novel Bifidobacterium strain capable of utilizing xylans. Bacteria belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium having a xylanase gene on a genome.
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A method of improving digestion of indigestible polysaccharides, the method comprising:
- providing ingestible composition to a subject that metabolizes indigestible polysaccharides, the composition comprising viable Bifidobacterium bacteria having a xylanase gene on a genome.
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