Ferulate esterase-producing bacterial strain for enhancing plant fiber digestion in an animal
AssigneePioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
InventorsVictor Nsereko, William Rutherford, Brenda Smiley, Annette Spielbauer
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Abstract
Ferulate esterase producing bacterial strains or functional mutants thereof and methods of using ferulate esterase producing bacterial strains as forage additives are disclosed.
Claims9
A method for enhancing plant fiber digestion in an animal, said method comprising feeding to said animal an effective amount of a composition comprising a biologically pure culture of a ferulate esterase producing Lactobacillus strain and feed plant material, wherein said Lactobacillus strain is selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus buchneri, strain LN4017, deposited as Patent Deposit No. PTA-6138, Lactobacillus plantarum, strain LP678, deposited as Patent Deposit No. PTA-6134, Lactobacillus plantarum, strain LP3710, deposited as Patent Deposit No. PTA-6136, Lactobacillus plantarum, strain LP3779, deposited as Patent Deposit No. PTA-6137, Lactobacillus plantarum, strain LP7109, deposited as Patent Deposit No. PTA-6139, Lactobacillus brevis, strain LB1154, deposited as Patent Deposit NRRL B-30865, Lactobacillus buchneri, strain LN4888, deposited as Patent Deposit NRRL B-30866, Lactobacillus reuteri, strain LR4933, deposited as Patent Deposit NRRL B-30867, Lactobacillus crispatus, strain LI2127, deposited as Patent Deposit NRRL B-30868, Lactobacillus crispatus, strain LI2350, deposited as Patent Deposit NRRL B-30869, Lactobacillus crispatus, strain LI2366, deposited as Patent Deposit NRRL B-30870, and mixtures thereof, wherein said composition comprises 101 to 1010 viable organisms of said Lactobacillus strain per gram of said feed plant material.
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