Patent ID: 7052688

Claim:
A method of inhibiting the growth of pathogenic bacteria, virus or fungi in a body cavity or orifice of a subject suffering from infectious or inflammatory conditions, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a combination of lactic acid bacteria comprising a first component (a) consisting of at least one strain of H 2 O 2 -producing lactic acid bacteria, and a second component (b) consisting of at least one strain of arginine-utilizing lactic acid bacterial wherein component (a) is selected from the group consisting of the strains of the species Lactobacillus crispatus, Lactobacillus salivarius and Lactobacillus casei , and component (b) is selected from the group consisting of the strains of the species Lactobacillus brevis DSM 11988, a non-H 2 O 2 -producing Lactobacillus gasseri and Lactobacillus fermentum , provided that when component (a) is Lactobacillus casei , component (b) is not Lactobacillus gasseri or Lactobacillus fermentum , and when component (a) is Lactobacillus crispatus , component (b) is not Lactobacillus fermentum.