CHRISTENSENELLACEAE BACTERIA INCLUDING CHRISTENSENELLA MINUTA AND USES THEREOF

• Main Authors: CENIT LAGUNA Maria, Carmen, GOMEZ DEL PULGAR VILLANUEVA Eva, Maria, AGUSTI FELIU Ana, SANZ HERRANZ Yolanda
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: 23.09.2021
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; CULTURE MEDIA; ENZYMOLOGY; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; PROCESSES USING MICROORGANISMS; 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 Christensenellaceae bacteria including Christensenella minuta strain DSM 32891, to the cellular components, metabolites and secreted molecules thereof, and to compositions that comprise the above products, and also to the use of said strain for the prevention and/or treatment of mood or affective disorders, such as depression, stress disorders, anxiety disorders and migraine. La presente invención se refiere a bacterias Christensenellaceae que incluyen Christensenella minuta cepa DSM 32891, a los componentes celulares, metabolitos y moléculas secretadas de las mismas, y a composiciones que comprenden los productos anteriores, y también al uso de dicha cepa para la prevención y/o el tratamiento de trastornos afectivos o del estado de ánimo, tales como depresión, trastornos por estrés, trastornos de ansiedad y migraña.