Probiotic

• Main Authors: Zink, Ralf, Reniero, Roberto, Rochat, Florence, Cavadini, Christoph, Von Der Weid, Thierry, Schiffrin, Eduardo, Benyacoub, Jalil, Rousseau, Virginie, Perez, Pablo, Knorr, Ruth
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.06.2008

The present invention provides novel strains of probiotics for use in the gastrointestinal tract of a pet. The probiotics of the present invention are capable of fermenting starch to produce lactic acid and/or hydrogen peroxide anti-pathogenic metabolites. The present invention also provides a novel method for identifying the effectiveness of a pet probiotic in vitro. The method simulates the introduction of a probiotic candidate in the gastrointestinal tract of a pet and measures the anti-pathogenic effectiveness of the probiotic.