Patent ID: 6524574
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: A23L,A23V,A61K

Abstract:
A probiotic product comprising:(a) one or more viable lactic acid-producing bacteria strains within the genus of Enterococcus; (b) one or more viable yeast strains within the genus of Saccharomyces; and (c) one or more carbohydrate sources capable of being used by said one or more bacteria strains as a food source for growth, wherein said probiotic product is suitable for oral administration to humans or monogastric animals and controls enteric bacteria populations in the intestines of said humans or monogastric animals upon administration and wherein between 30% and 50% of colony forming units (CFUs) of said probiotic product are Saccharomyces yeast CFUs, and between 50% and 70% CFUs of said probiotic product are Enterococcus bacteria CFUs.