CHRISTENSENELLACEAE BACTERIA INCLUDING CHRISTENSENELLA MINUTA AND USES THEREOF

• Main Authors: AGUSTI FELIU, Ana, GOMEZ DEL PULGAR VILLANUEVA, Eva Maria, SANZ HERRANZ, Yolanda, CENIT LAGUNA, Maria Carmen
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 06.01.2022
• 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; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS; 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.