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US 8,722,058 · App. 13/494,468 · Granted May 13, 2014

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Inventors: Thomas G. Rehberger (Wauwatosa, WI); Dorrie S. Jordan-Parrott (El Reno, OK)
Assignee: DuPont Nutrition Biosciences ApS
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Patent No.
US 8,722,058
App. No.
13/494,468
Granted
May 13, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Bacillus strains that inhibit pathogenic swine E. coli and/or improve performance are provided. Inhibition of pathogenic swine E. coli decreases E. coli disease. At least one strain enhanced swine performance by improving average daily gain, feed efficiency, and feed intake. Preferred Bacillus strains are of species that are included on the GRAS, i.e., generally recognized as safe, list. Bacillus species are sporeformers and therefore are highly stable and can be fed to swine.

Claims (17)

1. A method of feeding one or more animal, the method comprising feeding to the one or more animal an isolated microorganism of the genus Bacillus selected from the group consisting of strains 3A-P4 ATCC PTA-6506, 15A-P4 ATCC PTA-6507, and 22C-P1 ATCC PTA-6508 and mixtures thereof.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the microorganism is strain 15A-P4 ATCC PTA-6507.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mixtures thereof comprise at least two strains.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the strains comprise strain 22C-P1 ATCC PTA-6508 and strain 15A-P4 ATCC PTA-6507.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the microorganism comprise 90% of the total count of strain 22C-P1 ATCC PTA-6508 and 10% of the total count of strain 15A-P4 ATCC PTA-6507.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the microorganism comprise 10% of the total count of strain 22C-P1 ATCC PTA-6508 and 90% of the total count of strain 15A-P4 ATCC PTA-6507.

7. A method of feeding one or more animal, the method comprising feeding to the one or more animal a combination of microorganisms of the genus Bacillus , the combination comprising strains 22C-P1 ATCC PTA-6508 and 15A-P4 ATCC PTA-6507.

8. A method of feeding one or more fowl, the method comprising feeding to the one or more fowl an isolated microorganism of the genus Bacillus selected from the group consisting of strains 3A-P4 ATCC PTA-6506, 15A-P4 ATCC PTA-6507, and 22C-P1 ATCC PTA-6508 and mixtures thereof.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the microorganism is strain 15A-P4 ATCC PTA-6507.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the mixtures thereof comprise at least two strains.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the strains comprise strain 22C-P1 ATCC PTA-6508 and strain 15A-P4 ATCC PTA-6507.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the strains comprise 90% of the total count of strain 22C-P1 ATCC PTA-6508 and 10% of the total count of strain 15A-P4 ATCC PTA-6507.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the strains comprise 10% of the total count of strain 22C-P1 ATCC PTA-6508 and 90% of the total count of strain 15A-P4 ATCC PTA-6507.

14. A method of feeding one or more fowl, the method comprising feeding to the one or more fowl a combination comprising Bacillus strains 22C-P1 ATCC PTA-6508 and 15A-P4 ATCC PTA-6507.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more animal is a swine.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more animal is a pig.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more animal is poultry.

Continuity (4)
Division 12573390 · Oct 5, 2009
Continuation 11129767 · May 13, 2005
Provisional Application 60571193 · May 14, 2004
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