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US 7,517,681 B2Granted
Selection and use of lactic acid bacteria for reducing dental caries and bacteria causing dental caries
AssigneeBiogaia AB
InventorsBo Mollstam, Eamonn Connolly
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Abstract
New strains of Lactobacillus that have been selected for their capability of improved reduction the number of Streptococcus mutans in the mouth of mammals through inhibiting activity in combination with better binding to the oral mucins and dental plaque, thereby preventing, reducing or treating dental caries, and products derived from said strains, including agents for treatment or prophylaxis of caries for administration to humans.
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A biologically pure culture of Lactobacillus reuteri strain FJ1 (ATCC PTA-5289).
A biologically pure culture of Lactobacillus reuteri strain FJ3 (ATCC PTA-5290).
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