BACTERIAL SIGNALING MOLECULES THAT DOWN-REGULATE PATHOGENIC BACTERIAL VIRULENCE PROPERTIES

摘要

This invention relates to composition and methods of employing said composition for treating or preventing microbial associated infections and diseases. More particularly the present invention relates to bacterial proteins, peptides and amino acids which are by-products of bacteria, in particular Lactobacillus and more specifically Lactobacillus strains GR-1 and RC-14, in compositions that can treat and prevent microbial-associated infections and diseases, by altering, for example, down-regulating, virulence properties of pathogenic organisms.