DSR 218 ANTIVIRAL COMPOSITION FOR INFLUENZA VIRUS COMPRISING LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES DSR 218 AS AN ACTIVE MATERIAL

摘要

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition antiviral against an influenza virus, comprising leuconostoc mesenteroides DSR 218 as an active component. More specifically, the leuconostoc mesenteroides DSR 218 exhibits excellent antiviral activities against an influenza virus, and thus, the pharmaceutical composition comprising the leuconostoc mesenteroides DSR 218 as an active component can be effectively used for preventing and treating a flu, a cold, a sore throat, bronchitis, pneumonia, avian flu, swine flu, goat flu, and other infections caused by the influenza virus. In addition, the leuconostoc mesenteroides DSR 218 which exhibits the above antiviral activities can be effectively used in a food composition such as a beverage, a fermented food, and a health functional food, a food additive composition, and a feed composition or a feed additive composition.