| CPC A61K 35/742 (2013.01) [A23L 33/135 (2016.08); A61K 35/74 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); C12N 1/20 (2013.01); A61K 2035/11 (2013.01); A61K 2035/115 (2013.01); Y02A 50/30 (2018.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A method of functionally populating the gastrointestinal tract of a human subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising: (a) a first species of an isolated bacterium capable of forming a spore, (b) a second species of isolated bacterium capable of forming a spore, and (c) a third species of isolated bacterium capable of forming a spore, and (d) a capsule;
wherein the capsule encapsulates the first species, the second species, and third species; wherein the first species, the second species, and the third species are not identical;
wherein the first species is Clostridium orbiscindens, the second species is Clostridium bolteae, and the third species is Lachnospiraceae bacterium 5_1_57FAA,
wherein the Clostridium orbiscindens comprises a 16S rDNA sequence that is at least 97% identical to a 16S rDNA the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 609; and
wherein a combination of the first species, the second species, and the third species is capable of decreasing and/or inhibiting the growth and/or colonization of at least one type of pathogenic bacteria.
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