ISOLIERTE BAKTERIOPHAGE UND IHRE VERWENDUNG IN LEBENSMITTELN ODER ZUR SANIERUNG DER FABRIK- UMGEBUNG

• Main Authors: BREEUWER, PIETER, JOOSTEN, HENRICUS, BOISSIN-DELAPORTE, CATHERINE, LARDEAU, ANNICK
• Format: Patent
• Language: German
• Published: 15.04.2011
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; CULTURE MEDIA; DAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER, CHEESE; ENZYMOLOGY; FODDER; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MAKING THEREOF; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; SPIRITS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; VINEGAR; WINE

The present invention relates to phage isolates having a strong lytic activity against Enterobacter sakazakii strains and their use as anti-microbial agent in food products, in particular infant formula, and for sanitation of factory environments. The invention also relates to food compositions and anti-microbial agents prepared thereof.