Lactobacillus casei ssp. rhamosus, bacterial preparations comprising said strain, and use of said strain and preparations for the controlling of yeast and moulds
AssigneeValio Meijerien Keskusosuusliike, Valio Ltd.
InventorsAnnika Mayra-Makinen, Tarja Suomalainen
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Abstract
The invention relates to a novel microorganism strain Lactobacillus casei ssp. rhamnosus LC-705, DSM 7061, having a yeast and mold controlling effect, to bacterial preparations comprising this strain, alone or in combination with a bacterium of the genus Propionibacterium or another strain of the bacterium Lactobacillus casei and/or with conventional agents used for yeast and mold control. The invention also relates to the use of said strain and said bacterial preparations for yeast and mold control and to a method for controlling the growth of yeasts and molds using a bacterial preparation comprising said strain.
Claims22
A method of inhibiting the growth of yeasts and moulds comprising contacting a material with an effective amount of a bacterial preparation comprising Lactobacillus casei ssp. rhamnosus LC-705 strain, DSM 7061.
A method of inhibiting the growth of yeasts and moulds comprising contacting a material with an effective amount of a bacterial preparation comprising Lactobacillus casei ssp. rhamnosus LC-705 strain, DSM 7061, and a bacterium of the genus Propionibacterium.
A method of inhibiting the growth of yeasts and moulds comprising contacting a material with an effective amount of a bacterial preparation comprising Lactobacillus casei ssp. rhamnosus LC-705 strain, DSM 7061, and another strain of the bacterium Lactobacillus casei.
A biologically pure culture of Lactobacillus casei ssp. rhamnosus LC-705, DSM 7061 having yeast and mold inhibiting properties.
A bacterial preparation having yeast and mold inhibiting properties comprising the Lactobacillus casei ssp. rhamnosus LC-705 strain, DSM 706and a carrier.
A bacterial preparation having yeast and mold inhibiting properties comprising the Lactobacillus casei ssp. rhamnosus LC-705 strain DSM 7061, in combination with a bacterium of the genus Propionibacterium.
A bacterial preparation having yeast and mold inhibiting properties comprising the Lactobacillus casei ssp. rhamnosus LC-705 strain, DSM 7061, in combination with another strain of the bacterium Lactobacillus casei.
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