Patent ID: 7312067

Claim:
An isolated bacterial strain of the genus Lactobacillus or Pediococcus selected from the group consisting of the strain of Lactobacillus gasseri , LN 40, deposited under number LMG P-20560, the strain of Lactobacillus casci subsp rhamnosus , LN 113, deposited under number LMG P-20562, the strain of Lactobacillus fermentum , LN 99, deposited under number LMG P-20561, the strain of Lactobacillus crispatus , LN 01, deposited under number LMG P-20558, and the strain of Pediococcus acidilactici , LN 23, deposited under number LMG P-20559, and having the ability to colonise and become established in a human vagina upon vaginal administration during menstrual discharge, said strains were deposited at Belgian Coordinated Collections of Microorganisms on 14 Jun. 2001.