Patent ID: 11931386
Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of increasing butyrate levels in the intestine of a subject, comprising:
a) assaying a sample from a subject for the presence of Clostridium seq 176 and/or Ruminococcus bromii; and
b) administering a composition comprising a potato starch and one or both of Clostridium seq 176 and/or Ruminococcus bromii to a subject lacking said Clostridium seq 176 and/or Ruminococcus bromii, wherein said composition comprises said Clostridium seq 176 and/or Ruminococcus bromii that the subject lacks.