Method for inhibiting the growth of salmonella
AssigneeCoors Biotech, Inc.
InventorRobert M. Speights
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Abstract
A method and composition for the inhibition of growth of Salmonella is provided. The effective composition of the invention is a class of fructo-oligosaccharides which inhibit the growth of Salmonella. More particularly, the fructo-oligosaccharides are sucrose molecules having from 1 to 8 fructose residues. This class of sugars is exemplified by "Neosugar" which includes 1-kestose, nystose, and 1-fructofuranosylnystose. The present method includes contacting Salmonella with the effective composition and can include feeding it to a domestic food animal. The present composition includes the effective component and nutritive feed material.
Claims23
A method for inhibiting the growth of Salmonella, comprising contacting said Salmonella with a composition comprising a fructo-oligosaccharide.
A method for competitively inhibiting the growth of Salmonella in the presence of microflora comprising populations selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus, Streptococcus, and mixed populations thereof comprising contacting a composition comprising a fructo-oligosaccharide to a mixed population of Salmonella and microflora comprising populations selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus, Streptococcus, and mixed populations thereof.
A method for selectively inhibiting the growth of intestinal Salmonella in the presence of intestinal microflora other than Salmonella in a food animal, comprising feeding said food animal a composition comprising a compound which is fermented by said intestinal microflora other than Salmonella at a rate competitively greater than the rate at which said compound is fermented by Salmonella.
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