Patent ID: 6221847
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: A61K,A61P,A61Q,C07K,Y02A

Abstract:
A method for treating a bacterial infection in a patient comprising:administering to said patient a composition containing an anti-bacterial agent, said anti-bacterial agent comprising a bacteriocin produced by dairy propionibacteria selected from the group consisting of Propionibacterium jensenii, P. acidipropionici, P. freudenreichii subspecies freudenreichii and shermanii, P. thoenii, and combinations thereof, wherein said bacteriocin is administered in a therapeutically active dosage for a time effective to inhibit the growth of a bacterial isolate in said patient, said bacterial isolate comprising a member of the Enterobacteriaceae or a gram positive bacterium chosen from the group consisting of Listeria moncytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria murrayi, and mixtures thereof.