Bacteria isolated from fresh honey or the honey producing tract of honey bees
OwnerTobias Olofsson, Alejandra Vasquezinventors
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Abstract
The invention relates to new isolated Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium strains which have been isolated from fresh honey having a water content above 18% by weight or from the honey producing tract of at least one bee. The bacterial strains have unique properties rendering them useful in many products such as in food and beverage products, feed products and medica products.
Claims8
A composition comprising a sugar source and all isolated bacterial strains selected from the group consisting of:
- Lactobacillus strain Biut2 (LMG P-24094), Lactobacillus strain Hma2 (LMG P-24093), Lactobacillus strain Hma8 (LMG P-24092), Lactobacillus strain Bma5 (LMG P-24090), Lactobacillus strain Hon2 (LMG P-24091), Bifidobacterium strain Bin7 (LMG P-23986), Bifidobacterium strain Hma3 (LMG P-23983), Bifidobacterium strain Bin2 (LMG P-23984), Bifidobacterium strain Bma6 (LMG P-23985), Lactobacillus kunkeei Fhon2 (LMG P-23987), and Hma11 (LMG P-24612), wherein each isolated bacterial strain is present in the composition at a concentration of 103-1013 cfu/g composition.
A food or feed product comprising a sugar source and all isolated bacterial strains selected from the group consisting of:
- Lactobacillus strain Biut2 (LMG P-24094), Lactobacillus strain Hma2 (LMG P-24093), Lactobacillus strain Hma8 (LMG P-24092), Lactobacillus strain Bma5 (LMG P-24090), Lactobacillus strain Hon2 (LMG P-24091), Bifidobacterium strain Bin7 (LMG P-23986), Bifidobacterium strain Hma3 (LMG P-23983), Bifidobacterium strain Bin2 (LMG P-23984), Bifidobacterium strain Bma6 (LMG P-23985), Lactobacillus kunkeei Fhon2 (LMG P-23987), and Hma11 (LMG P-24612), wherein each isolated bacterial strain is present in the composition at a concentration of 103-1013 cfu/g composition.
A bee feed product comprising all isolated bacterial strains selected from the group consisting of:
- Lactobacillus strain Biut2 (LMG P-24094), Lactobacillus strain Hma2 (LMG P-24093), Lactobacillus strain Hma8 (LMG P-24092), Lactobacillus strain Bma5 (LMG P-24090), Lactobacillus strain Hon2 (LMG P-24091), Bifidobacterium strain Bin7 (LMG P-23986), Bifidobacterium strain Hma3 (LMG P-23983), Bifidobacterium strain Bin2 (LMG P-23984), Bifidobacterium strain Bma6 (LMG P-23985) and Lactobacillus kunkeei Fhon2 (LMG P-23987), and Hma11 (LMG P-24612), wherein
- each isolated bacterial strain is present in the composition at a concentration of 103-1013 cfu/g composition;
- the strain has the ability to inhibit growth of food spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms;
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- the strain has the ability to be viable for at least 8 days in a 65% by weight sugar solution.
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