Patent ID: 7291327
Filing Date: 2007-11-06
Classification: A23K,A61K,A61P,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A composition to treat or inhibit a pathogenic bacterium causing a pathogenic infection in a ruminant, wherein the composition comprised of a Lactobacillus acidophilus strain selected from the Group consisting of C28, L411, LA51, M35 and combinations thereof in combination with a Propionibacterium freudenreichii strain selected from the Group consisting of P9, P42, PF24 and combinations thereof is administered to said ruminant at 10 6 -10 9 colony forming units (i.e., CFU) per day of said Lactobacillus acidophilus strain and at 10 6 -10 9 CFU per day of said Propionibacterium freudenreichii strain to eliminate, or inhibit said pathogenic infection, wherein said pathogenic bacteria are selected from the group consisting of Escherichia coli, Escherichia coli O157: H7 , Salmonella Spp., Salmonella typhimurium, Shigella Spp., and Staphylococcus aureus.