WO2015095241A2 - Bacterial compositions and methods of use thereof for treatment of immune system disorders - Google Patents

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WO2015095241A2
WO2015095241A2 PCT/US2014/070684 US2014070684W WO2015095241A2 WO 2015095241 A2 WO2015095241 A2 WO 2015095241A2 US 2014070684 W US2014070684 W US 2014070684W WO 2015095241 A2 WO2015095241 A2 WO 2015095241A2
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  • Mammals are colonized by microbes in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, on the skin, and in other epithelial and tissue niches such as the oral cavity, eye surface and vagina.
  • GI gastrointestinal
  • the gastrointestinal tract harbors an abundant and diverse microbial community. It is a complex system, providing an environment or niche for a community of many different species or organisms, including diverse strains of bacteria. Hundreds of different species may form a commensal community in the GI tract in a healthy person, and this complement of organisms evolves from the time of birth and is believed to form a functionally mature microbial population by about 3 years of age.
  • resources may be food, location and the availability of space to grow or a physical structure to which the microbe may attach.
  • a subject's diet is involved in shaping the GI tract flora.
  • a healthy microbiota provides the subject with multiple benefits, including colonization resistance to a broad spectrum of pathogens, essential nutrient biosynthesis and absorption, and immune stimulation that plays a role in maintaining a healthy gut epithelium and appropriately controlled systemic immunity.
  • microbiota functions can be lost or deranged, resulting in increased susceptibility to pathogens, altered metabolic profiles, or induction of pro-inflammatory signals that can result in local or systemic inflammation or autoimmunity.
  • the intestinal microbiota reportedly play a significant role in educating the immune system by inducing mechanisms for immune control and regulation. Dysbiotic states of the microbiome may underlie the development of inflammatory states, autoimmunity and hyper-reactive immune states, characterized by disregulation of immune function.
  • Allergic diseases are recognized as an epidemic by the World Health Organization (WHO).
  • WHO World Health Organization
  • allergies has been reported to be increasing over the past decades.
  • Allergic sensitization in childhood, especially in early childhood and especially to food allergens is believed to be critical as development of an "allergic phenotype" or "atopy” has been shown to facilitate subsequent sensitization to other allergens.
  • allergies in childhood can be the first step of an allergic cascade leading to multiple allergies later in life, a process commonly referred to as "atopic march.”
  • atopic march For example, children with persistent food hypersensitivity early in life were reported to have a dramatically increased risk to develop allergic rhinitis (hay fever) or asthma later in childhood (Ostblom et al., 2008).
  • Children with milder forms of food hypersensitivity also have been reported to be at increased risk for development of respiratory allergies but to a lesser degree than children with persistent food hypersensitivity.
  • Preventing, avoiding, managing, reducing and modulating the allergic reactions in young patients can acutely influence their allergic profile and alter their allergy profile later in life.
  • compositions and methods of their use that can facilitate populating a subject's gastrointestinal tract and/or other bacterial niches with a diverse and useful selection of microbiota, to, e.g., improve or maintain general health, to alter a dysbiosis and/or to treat immune disorders such as allergies and asthma.
  • Shortcomings of the prior art are addressed by providing compositions, formulations and methods for consumption by and administration to mammalian subjects including human subjects.
  • compositions comprising isolated bacterial populations and and use thereof are described in international application number PCT/US2013/071758, filed on Nov. 25, 2013, published as WO 2014/082050; and in international application number PCT/US2014/014745, filed on Feb. 4, 2014, published as WO 2014/121302, the entire disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety for all purposes.
  • the immune system disorder is a hypersensitivity immune disorder, an allergic disorder, a food allergy disorder, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis, asthma, atopic dermatitis, atopic/allergic sensitivity, eosinophilic esophagitis, extrinsic allergic alveolitis, food allergy, perennial allergic rhinitis, seasonal allergic rhinitis, skin allergy, asthma or an asthma-related condition.
  • the first isolated bacterial population comprises
  • Clostridium botulinum Clostridium butyricum, Clostridium cadaveris, Clostridium camis, Clostridium celatum, Clostridium chauvoei, Clostridium clostridioforme, Clostridium cochlearium, Clostridium difficile, Clostridium fallax, Clostridium felsineum, Clostridium ghonii, Clostridium glycolicum, Clostridium haemolyticum, Clostridium hastiforme, Clostridium histolyticum, Clostridium indolis, Clostridium innocuum,
  • Clostridium irregulare Clostridium limosum, Clostridium malenominatum, Clostridium novyi, Clostridium oroticum, Clostridium paraputrificum, Clostridium perfringens,
  • Clostridium piliforme Clostridium putrefaciens, Clostridium putrificum, Clostridium ramosum, Clostridium sardiniense, Clostridium sartagoforme, Clostridium scindens,
  • Clostridium septicum Clostridium sordellii, Clostridium sphenoides, Clostridium spiroforme, Clostridium sporogenes, Clostridium subterminale, Clostridium symbiosum, Clostridium tertium, Clostridium tetani, Clostridium welchii, or Clostridium villosum..
  • the first bacterial population is selected from the OTUs found in Table 1 or Table 2, or from the taxonomic Family or Genera found in Table 3.
  • the first bacterial population is selected from OTUs described in known network ecologies, e.g., those exemplified in Table 4, Table 5a, Table 5b, Table 5c, and Table 6.
  • the first bacterial population includes a complete network ecology, e.g., those exemplified in Table 4, Table 5a, Table 5b, Table 5c, and Table 6.
  • the first bacterial population is capable of forming spores.
  • the first bacterial population is not directly isolated from a fecal material.
  • the composition also includes a second bacterial population.
  • the composition also includes an allergen that can be present in an amount effective to induce tolerance.
  • the formulation can include immunotherapeutics, anti-angiogenic agents, cytokines, hormones, antibodies,
  • polynucleotides polynucleotides, photodynamic therapeutic agents, non-steroid anti-inflammatory
  • compositions are formulated as pharmaceutical preparations for oral, topical, nasal, respiratory, parenteral, intraperitoneal, intravenous, intraarterial, transdermal, sublingual, intramuscular, rectal, transbuccal, vaginal, intraocular, subcutaneous, intraadiposal, iintraarticular, intrathecal administration.
  • the formulation is a slow release formulation.
  • the compositions are formulated as medical foods, nutritional or dietary supplements, food products or beverage products.
  • Embodiments also include methods of treating, preventing or reducing severity of at least one symptom associated with an immune system disorder in a human by identifying a human subject in need of treatment and administering to the subject (or if the subject is a fetus, to the mother thereof) an effective amount of a preparation comprising a first isolated bacterial population.
  • the subject suffers from or is at risk of suffering from: allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic bronchial asthma, atopic eczema, anaphylaxis, insect sting, drug allergy, food allergy, asthma, eczema and any combination thereof.
  • the disorder or condition is associated with a pathological Thl7 activity, or the subject has altered Thl7 activity.
  • the method reduces the population of at least one native enteric bacterial OTU, e.g., species or clade, present in the subject, e.g., a bacterial OTU present in the subject before treatment.
  • the method increases the population of at least one native enteric bacterial OTU, e.g., species or clade either not present in the subject before treatment or not detectable in the subject before treatment.
  • the reduction or increase in native enteric bacteria or a specific bacterium is monitored by detection of a metabolite present in blood, plasma, or feces, or a combination thereof.
  • the preparation is given prophylactically, or at least daily, or at least twice daily, or prior to, or conconcomitant to, or after consumption of a food or beverage product. In some embodiments, the preparation is administered rectally or orally.
  • the invention provides a method of identifying a bacterial composition useful for treating, preventing or reducing the severity of an allergic effect by administering a bacterial test composition to a test subject or group of test subjects, administering an allergen to the test subject or group of test subjects, measuring an allergic effect in the test subject or group of test subjects, comparing the effect in the test subjects to an effect in a control group, and identifying the composition as useful if the allergic effect in the test subject or group of test subjects is less than the allergic effect in the control subject or group of control subjects.
  • the allergen is a food antigen.
  • the allergic effect is is selected from the group consisting of plasma histamine level, serum antigen-specific IgE level, serum antigen-specific IgA level, serum antigen- specific IgG2a level, serum IL-1 beta (IL- ⁇ ) level, serum IL-lra level, serum IL-2 level, serum IL-4 level, serum IL-5 level, serum IL-6 level, serum IL-7 level, serum IL-9 level, serum IL-10 level, serum IL-12 (p70)level, serum IL-13 level, serum IL-15 level, serum IL- 17 level, interferon-gamma (IFN- ⁇ ) level, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF ) level, tumor growth factor (TGF- ⁇ ) level, Thl7 cell activity, gut permeability and specific regulatory T cell infiltration into the small intestine and/or colon.
  • the allergic effect is allergen-specific IgE production, or airway hyperresponsiveness.
  • the test and control subjects are gnoto
  • Fig. 1 is Table 1, a table with taxonomic families of the Keystone Operational Units (OTUS).
  • Fig. 2 is Table 2, with a list on non-Keystone Operational Units (OTUS).
  • Fig. 3 is Table 3, with a list on Keystone Genera and Taxonomic Families.
  • Fig. 4 is Table 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, and 4f, illustrating Exemplary Functional Network Ecologies that are found only in healthy individuals, that contain only Keystone OTUs, that have OTUs with the functional capacity to form spores.
  • Fig. 5 is Table 5a, 5b, and 5c, illustrating Exemplary Core Network Ecologies defined from their occurrence in only healthy individuals, the size of the network, and the frequency of occurrence of the networks in individual subjects at or above the 90th percentile for the latter two metrics.
  • OTUs represent diverse taxonomic families. Numbers in each cell represent the percentage of individual observed Network Ecologies within a given core that contain the given OTU.
  • OTUs that are observed in at least 80% of a core's networks are primary signature OTUs of a given core
  • (b-c) OTUs observed in 11%-79% (mid grey) ⁇ 10%> (light grey) are secondary and tertiary signature OTUs respectively of a given Core Network.
  • Primary signature OTUs are of greater significance than secondary signature OTUs which are of greater significance than tertiary keystone OTUs.
  • Fig. 6 is Table 6, illustrating .
  • Exemplary Selected Networks Ecologies characterized by: (i) presence in only healthy individuals, (ii) specific network sizes, (iii) high frequency of occurrence across individual subject populations, and (iv) phylogenetic diversity.
  • Fig. 7 is Table 7, illustrating exemplary phylogenetic clades and OTUs.
  • compositions comprising isolated bacterial compositions and methods of treating, preventing, or inhibiting immune system disorders, diseases and symptoms such as autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, and allergic diseases.
  • compositions suitable for beneficial consumption by humans, other mammals, and other vertebrates comprising bacterial compositions suitable for beneficial consumption by humans, other mammals, and other vertebrates (herein termed a "subject,” “consumer” or multiple “consumers”).
  • a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier typically a solid, semi-solid, gel, liquid, or other form suitable for oral consumption, and at least one bacterial population.
  • the bacterial population contains effective amounts of one bacterial entity (e.g., a species, strain, clade or OTU), in other embodiments, it contains effective amounts of two or more distinct bacterial entities.
  • the bacterial population contains non-lactic acid-producing bacteria.
  • the preparation includes least one OTU, e.g., species, strain or clade of a spore, or spore- forming bacteria as described in the Table 1, Table 3, Table 4, Table 7 and/or Table 8 and/or are derived from known network ecologies, e.g., core network ecologies as exemplified in Tables 4, 5a-c, and 6.
  • OTU e.g., species, strain or clade of a spore, or spore- forming bacteria as described in the Table 1, Table 3, Table 4, Table 7 and/or Table 8 and/or are derived from known network ecologies, e.g., core network ecologies as exemplified in Tables 4, 5a-c, and 6.
  • Microbiota refers to the community of microrganisms that occur (sustainably or transiently) in and on an animal subject, typically a mammal such as a human, including eukaryotes, archaea, bacteria, and viruses (including bacterial viruses, i.e., phage).
  • Microbiome refers to the genetic content of the communities of microbes that live in and on the human body, both sustainably and transiently, including eukaryotes, archaea, bacteria, and viruses (including bacterial viruses (i.e., phage)), wherein "genetic content” includes genomic DNA, R A such as ribosomal RNA, the epigenome, plasmids, and all other types of genetic information.
  • pathogen and "pathogenic” in reference to a bacterium or any other organism or entity includes any such organism or entity that is capable of causing or affecting a disease, disorder or condition of a host organism containing the organism or entity
  • a "pathobiont” includes a bacterium or other organism that, when the ecology of which is perturbed, is capable of causing or affecting a disease, disorder or condition of a host organism containing the organism or entity; for example, pathobionts include symbiotic organisms able to cause disease only when certain genetic and/or environmental conditions are present in a subject, or the shift to an ecological network that no longer provides a beneficial function to the host and therefore no longer promotes health.
  • a "sporulation induction agent” is a material or condition that is capable of inducing sporulation in a bacterium, either directly or indirectly, in a host organism and/or in vitro.
  • To "increase production of bacterial spores” includes an activity or a sporulation induction agent.
  • “Production” includes conversion of vegetative bacterial cells into spores and augmentation of the rate of such conversion, as well as decreasing the germination of bacteria in spore form.
  • Dysbiosis refers to a state of the microbiota or microbiome of the gut or other body area, including mucosal or skin surfaces in which the normal diversity and/or function of the ecological network is disrupted. Any disruption from a healthy (e.g., ideal) state of the microbiota can be considered a dysbiosis, even if such dysbiosis does not result in a detectable decrease in health.
  • a state of dysbiosis may be unhealthy, it may be unhealthy under only certain conditions, or it may prevent a subject from becoming healthier.
  • Dysbiosis be due to, for example, a decrease in diversity or the overgrowth of one or more pathogens or pathobionts.
  • Physical tree refers to a graphical representation of the evolutionary relationships of one genetic sequence to another that is generated using a defined set of phylogenetic reconstruction algorithms (e.g., parsimony, maximum likelihood, or Bayesian). Nodes in the tree represent distinct ancestral sequences and the confidence of any node is provided by a bootstrap or Bayesian posterior probability, which measures of branch uncertainty.
  • phylogenetic reconstruction algorithms e.g., parsimony, maximum likelihood, or Bayesian
  • OTU ational taxonomic unit
  • a nucleic acid sequence e.g., the entire genome, or a specific genetic sequence, and all sequences that share sequence identity to this nucleic acid sequence at the level of species.
  • the specific genetic sequence may be the 16S sequence or a portion of the 16S sequence.
  • the entire genomes of two entities are sequenced and compared.
  • select regions such as multilocus sequence tags (MLST), specific genes, or sets of genes may be genetically compared.
  • OTUs that share > 97% average nucleotide identity across the entire 16S or some variable region of the 16S are considered the same OTU (see, e.g., Claesson et al, 2010, Comparison of two next-generation sequencing technologies for resolving highly complex microbiota composition using tandem variable 16S rRNA gene regions. Nucleic Acids Res 38:e200; Konstantinidis et al, 2006. The bacterial species definition in the genomic era. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 361 : 1929-1940).
  • MLSTs, specific genes, or sets of genes OTUs that share >95% average nucleotide identity are considered the same OTU (see, e.g.,
  • OTUs are in some cases defined by comparing sequences between organisms. Generally, sequences with less than 95% sequence identity are not considered to form part of the same OTU. OTUs may also be characterized by any combination of nucleotide markers or genes, in particular highly conserved genes (e.g., "house-keeping" genes), or a combination thereof. Such
  • characterization employs, e.g., WGS data or a whole genome sequence.
  • 16S sequencing or “16S-rRNA” or “16S” refers to sequence derived by characterizing the nucleotides that comprise the 16S ribosomal RNA gene(s).
  • the bacterial 16S rDNA is approximately 1500 nucleotides in length and is used in reconstructing the evolutionary relationships and sequence similarity of one bacterial isolate to another using phylogenetic approaches.
  • 16S sequences are used for phylogenetic reconstruction as they are in general highly conserved, but contain specific hypervariable regions that harbor sufficient nucleotide diversity to differentiate genera and species of most bacteria, as well as fungi.
  • the term "subject” refers to any animal subject including a human, laboratory animal (e.g., non-human primate, rat, mouse, hamster, guinea pig), livestock (e.g., cow, sheep, goat, pig, turkey, and chicken), and a household pet species (e.g., dog, cat, and rodent).
  • the subject may be suffering from a dysbiosis, including, but not limited to, an infection due to a gastrointestinal pathogen or may be at risk of developing or transmitting to others an infection due to a gastrointestinal pathogen.
  • the subject has an immune-related disorder, for example, asthma or allergy, e.g., severe allergy
  • network ecology refers to a consortium of OTUs that co-occur in multiple subjects.
  • a “network” is defined mathematically by a graph delineating how specific nodes (i.e., OTUs) and edges (connections between specific OTUs) relate to one another to define the structural ecology of a consortium of OTUs. Any given network ecology will possess inherent phylogenetic diversity and functional properties.
  • Keystone OTU refers to one or more OTUs that are common to many network ecologies and are members of networks ecologies that occur in many subjects (i.e., are pervasive). Keystone organisms and associated keystone functional pathways represent components of a microbial ecology that are central to maintaining a healthy metabolic and immunological state in an individual. Keystone OTUs are central to the function of network ecologies in healthy subjects and are often missing or at reduced levels in subjects with disease. Keystone OTUs and functions may exist in low, moderate, or high abundance in subjects.
  • a bacterial population that is "directly isolated from a fecal material" does not result from any culturing or other process that results in or is intended to result in replication of the population after obtaining the fecal material.
  • non-Keystone OTU refers to an OTU that is observed in a network ecology and is not a keystone OTU.
  • the term "phylogenetic diversity” refers to the biodiversity present in a given network ecology or core network ecology based on the OTUs that comprise the
  • Phylogenetic diversity is a relative term, meaning that a network ecology or core network ecology that is comparatively more phylogenetically diverse than another network contains a greater number of unique species, genera, and taxonomic families. Uniqueness of a species, genera, or taxonomic family is generally defined using a phylogenetic tree that represents the genetic diversity all species, genera, or taxonomic families relative to one another. In another embodiment phylogenetic diversity can be measured using the total branch length or average branch length of a phylogenetic tree.
  • the term "phylogenetic tree” refers to a graphical representation of the evolutionary relationships of one genetic sequence to another that is generated using one or multiple defined phylogenetic reconstruction algorithms (e.g., parsimony, maximum likelihood, or Bayesian). Nodes in the tree represent distinct ancestral sequences and the confidence measure of any node is determined, e.g., by a bootstrap or Bayesian posterior probability, which measures of branch uncertainty.
  • phylogenetic tree refers to a graphical representation of the evolutionary relationships of one genetic sequence to another that is generated using one or multiple defined phylogenetic reconstruction algorithms (e.g., parsimony, maximum likelihood, or Bayesian). Nodes in the tree represent distinct ancestral sequences and the confidence measure of any node is determined, e.g., by a bootstrap or Bayesian posterior probability, which measures of branch uncertainty.
  • test composition refers to a composition employed in an experimental protocol to determine a presence, absence and/or magnitude of an effect on a measured experimental parameter or outcome.
  • the presence, absence and/or magnitude of the effect can be determined by comparing results obtained using the test composition with those obtained using a control composition.
  • compositions comprising isolated bacterial populations
  • preparations comprising at least a first isolated bacterial population for treating, preventing or reducing the severity of at least one sign and/or symptom associated with an immune system disorder in a human subject.
  • Example immune system disorders are described in more detail below and include but are not limited to hypersensitivity immune disorder, an allergic disorder, a food allergy disorder, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis, asthma, atopic dermatitis, atopic/allergic sensitivity, eosinophilic esophagitis, extrinsic allergic alveolitis, food allergy, perennial allergic rhinitis, seasonal allergic rhinitis, skin allergy, asthma or an asthma-related condition.
  • the first bacterial population is capable of spore formation.
  • spore formation is defined as capable of growth under normal conditions after incubation in 70% ethanol for one hour.
  • the first isolated bacterial population comprises
  • Clostridium botulinum Clostridium butyricum, Clostridium cadaveris, Clostridium camis, Clostridium celatum, Clostridium chauvoei, Clostridium clostridioforme, Clostridium cochlearium, Clostridium difficile, Clostridium fallax, Clostridium felsineum, Clostridium ghonii, Clostridium glycolicum, Clostridium haemolyticum, Clostridium hastiforme, Clostridium histolyticum, Clostridium indolis, Clostridium innocuum,
  • Clostridium irregulare Clostridium limosum, Clostridium malenominatum, Clostridium novyi, Clostridium oroticum, Clostridium paraputrificum, Clostridium perfringens,
  • Clostridium piliforme Clostridium putrefaciens, Clostridium putrificum, Clostridium ramosum, Clostridium sardiniense, Clostridium sartagoforme, Clostridium scindens,
  • Clostridium septicum Clostridium sordellii, Clostridium sphenoides, Clostridium spiroforme, Clostridium sporogenes, Clostridium subterminale, Clostridium symbiosum, Clostridium tertium, Clostridium tetani, Clostridium welchii, or Clostridium villosum..
  • the first bacterial population is selected from the OTUs found in Table 1 or Table 2, or an OTU from the taxonomic Family or Genera found in Table 3.
  • the first bacterial population is selected from OTUs described in known network ecologies, e.g., those exemplified in Table 4, Table 5a, Table 5b, Table 5c, and Table 6.
  • the first bacterial population includes a complete network ecology, e.g., those exemplified in Table 4, Table 5a, Table 5b, Table 5c, and Table 6.
  • a "type" or more than one "types” of bacteria may be differentiated at the genus level, the species, level, the sub-species level, the strain level or by any other taxonomic method, as described herein and otherwise known in the art.
  • Bacterial compositions may contain at least two types of these exemplary bacteria, including strains of the same species.
  • a bacterial composition may comprise at least 2, at least 3, at least 4, at least 5, at least 6, at least 7, at least 8, at least 9, at least 10, at least 11, at least 12, at least 13, at least 14, at least 15, at least 16, at least 17, at least 18, at least 19, or at least 20 or more than 20 types of bacteria, as defined by above species or operational taxonomic unit (OTU) encompassing such species.
  • Bacterial compositions may consist essentially of no greater than a number of types of these bacteria.
  • a bacterial composition may comprise no more than 2, no more than 3, no more than 4, no more than 5, no more than 6, no more than 7, no more than 8, no more than 9, no more than 10, no more than 11, no more than 12, no more than 13, no more than 14, no more than 15, no more than 16, no more than 17, no more than 18, no more than 19, or no more than 20 types of bacteria, as defined by above species or operational taxonomic unit (OTU) encompassing such species.
  • Bacterial compositions may consist essentially of a range of numbers of species of these bacteria, but the precise number of species in a given composition is not known.
  • a bacterial composition may consist essentially of between 2 and 10, 3 and 10, 4 and 10, 5 and 10, 6 and 10, 7 and 10, 8 and 10, or 9 and 10; or 2 and 9, 3 and 9, 4 and 9, 5 and 9, 6 and 9, 7 and 8 or 8 and 9; or 2 and 8, 3 and 8, 4 and 8, 5 and 8, 6 and 8 or 7 and 8; or 2 and 7, 3 and 7, 4 and 7, 5 and 7, or 6 and 7; or 2 and 6, 3 and 6, 4 and 6 or 5 and 6; or 2 and 5, 3 and 5 or 4 and 5; or 2 and 4 or 3 and 4; or 2 and 3, as defined by above species or operational taxonomic unit (OTU) encompassing such species.
  • OTU operational taxonomic unit
  • Bacterial compositions containing a plurality of species may be provided such that the relative concentration of a given species in the composition to any other species in the composition is known or unknown.
  • Such relative concentrations of any two species, or OTUs may be expressed as a ratio, where the ratio of a first species or OTU to a second species or OTU is 1 : 1 or any ratio other than 1 : 1, such as 1 :2, 1 :3, 1 :4, 1 :5, 1 :6, 1 :7, 1 :8, 1 :9, 1 : 10, 1 : 15, 1 :20, 1 :25; 1 :50; 1 :75, 1 : 100, 1 :200, 1 :500; 1 : 1000, 1 : 10,000, 1 : 100,000 or greater than 1 : 100,000.
  • the ratio of bacterial OTUs present in a bacterial composition may be determined by the ratio of the bacterial OTUs in a reference mammalian subject, e.g., a healthy human not suffering from or at known risk of developing a dysbiosis.
  • the bacterial populations contain combinations of at least two distinct species, strains or OTUs.
  • bacterial compositions include 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 or more than 50 bacterial entities provided below.
  • the composition comprises or consists essentially of species selected from the group consisting of Akkermansia muciniphila, Alistipes putredinis, Alistipes shahii, Alkaliphilus metalliredigenes, Alkaliphilus oremlandii, Anaerococcus hydrogenalis, Anaerofustis stercorihominis, Anaerotruncus colihominis, Bacillus
  • Ruminococcus gnavus Shigella flexneri, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus anginosus, Streptococcus salivarius, Streptococcus thermophilus, Subdoligranulum variabile, Sutterella wadsworthensis, and Veillonella parvula.
  • the composition comprises or consists essentially of species selected from the group consisting of Acidaminococcus intestinalis, Adlercreutzia equolifaciens, Akkermansia muciniphila, Alistipes putredinis, Alistipes shahii, Alkaliphilus metalliredigenes, Alkaliphilus oremlandii, Anaerococcus hydrogenalis, Anaerofustis stercorihominis, Anaerostipes caccae, Anaerotruncus colihominis, Bacillus alcalophilus, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus circulans, Bacteroides caccae, Bacteroides cellulosilyticus,
  • Eubacterium biforme Eubacterium cylindroides, Eubacterium dolichum, Eubacterium eligens, Eubacterium hadrum, Eubacterium hallii, Eubacterium limosum, Eubacterium rectale, Eubacterium siraeum, Eubacterium ventriosum, Eubacterium yurii, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Filifactor alocis, Finegoldia magna, Flavonifractor plautii, Holdemania filiformis, Lactobacillus amylolyticus, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus gasseri, Lactobacillus johnsonii, Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus reuteri, Lactobacillus salivarius, Odoribacter laneus, Odoribacter splanchnicus, Oxalobacter formigenes, Parabacteroides distasonis, Parabacteroides johnsonii, Parabacteroides merda
  • the composition comprises or consists essentially of species selected from the group consisting of Acidaminococcus intestinalis, Adlercreutzia equolifaciens, Anaerostipes caccae, Bacteroides ovatus, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Bacteroides vulgatus, Bamesiella intestinihominis, Bifidobacterium adolescentis,
  • Eubacterium ventriosum Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus reuteri, Parabacteroides distasonis, Roseburia faecis, Roseburia intestinalis, Ruminococcus torques, Staphylococcus pasteuri, Staphylococcus warneri, and Streptococcus mitis.
  • the composition comprises or consists essentially of species selected from the group consisting of Bacteroides ovatus, Bacteroides
  • Clostridium innocuum Clostridium ramosum, Enterococcus faecalis, and Escherichia coli.
  • the composition comprises or consists essentially of species selected from the group consisting of Acidaminococcus intestinalis, Bacteroides ovatus, Bifidobacterium adolescentis, Bifidobacterium longum, Collinsella aerofaciens, Dorea longicatena, Escherichia coli, Eubacterium eligens, Eubacterium limosum,
  • Eubacterium rectale Eubacterium ventriosum, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus paracasei, Parabacteroides distasonis, Roseburia faecis, Roseburia intestinalis, Ruminococcus torques, and Streptococcus mitis.
  • the composition comprises or consists essentially of species selected from the group consisting of Adlercreutzia equolifaciens, Anaerostipes caccae, Bamesiella intestinihominis, Clostridium indolis, Enterococcus durans, Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus hirae, Lactobacillus reuteri, Staphylococcus pasteuri, and
  • the composition comprises or consists essentially of species selected from the group consisting of Anaerostipes caccae, Anaerotruncus
  • colihominis Bacteroides uniformis, Barnesiella intestinihominis, Bryantella formatexigens, Butyrivibrio crossotus, Clostridium bolteae, Clostridium clostridioforme, Clostridium methylpentosum, Clostridium orbiscindens, Clostridium scindens, Coprococcus catus, Desulfovibrio piger, Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus hirae, Escherichia coli,
  • Lactobacillus amylolyticus Lactobacillus gasseri, Lactobacillus johnsonii, Lactobacillus reuteri, Lactobacillus salivarius, Odoribacter laneus, Odoribacter splanchnicus,
  • the composition comprises or consists essentially of species selected from the group consisting of Alkaliphilus metalliredigenes, Alkaliphilus oremlandii, Anaerococcus hydrogenalis, Anaerofustis stercorihominis, Anaerostipes caccae, Anaerotruncus colihominis, Bacillus alcalophilus, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus circulans, Blautia hansenii, Blautia hydrogenotrophica, Blautia luti, Blautia producta, Blautia wexlerae, Bryantella formatexigens, Butyrivibrio crossotus, Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens, Clostridium asparagiforme, Clostridium bartlettii, Clostridium bifermentans, Clostridium bolteae, Clostridium celatum, Clostridium citroniae, Clostridium clostridio
  • Clostridium lavalense Clostridium leptum, Clostridium methylpentosum, Clostridium nexile, Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium ramosum, Clostridium saccharolyticum, Clostridium scindens, Clostridium sordellii, Clostridium sp, Clostridium spiroforme, Clostridium sporogenes, Clostridium sticklandii, Clostridium symbiosum, Clostridium tetani,
  • Coprococcus catus Coprococcus comes, Coprococcus eutactus, Dorea formicigenerans, Dorea longicatena, Eubacterium biforme, Eubacterium cylindroides, Eubacterium dolichum, Eubacterium eligens, Eubacterium hadrum, Eubacterium hallii, Eubacterium limosum, Eubacterium rectale, Eubacterium siraeum, Eubacterium ventriosum, Eubacterium yurii, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Filifactor alocis, Finegoldia magna, Flavonifractor plautii, Oxalobacter formigenes, Parvimonas micra, Peptostreptococcus anaerobius,
  • Peptostreptococcus stomatis Pseudoflavonifractor capillosus, Roseburia faecis, Roseburia intestinalis, Roseburia inulinivorans, Ruminococcus bromii, and Subdoligranulum variabile.
  • the composition comprises or consists essentially of species selected from the group consisting of Akkermansia muciniphila, Alistipes putredinis, Alistipes shahii, Anaerotruncus colihominis, Bacteroides caccae, Bacteroides cellulosilyticus, Bacteroides coprocola, Bacteroides coprophilus, Bacteroides dorei, Bacteroides eggerthii, Bacteroides finegoldii, Bacteroides fragilis, Bacteroides intestinalis, Bacteroides ovatus, Bacteroides pectinophilus, Bacteroides plebeius, Bacteroides stercoris, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Bacteroides uniformis, Bacteroides vulgatus, Bacteroides xylanisolvens, Bifidobacterium adolescentis, Bifidobacterium catenulatum,
  • Parabacteroides merdae, Prevotella copri Prevotella salivae, Pseudoflavonifractor capillosus, Roseburia intestinalis, Roseburia inulinivorans, Ruminococcus bromii, Ruminococcus gnavus, Ruminococcus lactaris, Ruminococcus obeum, Ruminococcus torques,
  • Staphylococcus aureus Streptococcus anginosus, Streptococcus mitis, Streptococcus salivarius, Streptococcus thermophilus, Subdoligranulum variabile, Sutterella
  • the composition comprises or consists essentially of species selected from the group consisting of Acidaminococcus intestinalis, Bacillus coagulans, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus subtilis, Bifidobacterium adolescentis,
  • Bifidobacterium animalis Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium infantis, Bifidobacterium longum, Clostridium butyricum, Enterococcus faecalis,
  • Enterococcus faecium Escherichia coli, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus brevis, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus gasseri, Lactobacillus helveticus, Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus plantarum,
  • the composition comprises or consists essentially of species selected from the group consisting of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus pumilis, Bacillus subtilis, Bifidobacterium animalis, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium thermophilum, Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus brevis, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactococcus lactis, Pediococcus acidi
  • Rhodopseudomonas palustris Rhodopseudomonas palustris.
  • the composition does not include at least one species selected from a group as detected by assays well known to one of skill in the art, e.g., 16S sequencing.
  • the group includes the following species: Bacillus anthracis, Clostridium botulinum, Francisella tularensis, Yersinia pestis, Brucella abortus, Brucella canis, Brucella ceti, Brucella melitensis, Brucella microti, Brucella ovis, Brucella sp. 83/13, Brucella sp.
  • bronchiseptica Bordetella holmesii, Bordetella parapertussis, Bordetella pertussis, Borrelia afzelii, Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia crocidurae, Borrelia duttonii, Borrelia garinii, Borrelia hermsii, Borrelia hispanica, Borrelia persica, Borrelia recurrentis, Borrelia sp.
  • Legionella sp. H63 Legionella sp. NML 93L054, Legionella steelei, Leptospira
  • Citrobacter sp. KMSI-3 Citrobacter werkmanii, Citrobacter youngae, Clostridium aldenense, Clostridium argentinense, Clostridium baratii, Clostridium bartlettii, Clostridium beijerinckii, Clostridium bifermentans, Clostridium bolteae, Clostridium butyricum, Clostridium cadaveris, Clostridium carnis, Clostridium chauvoei, Clostridium citroniae, Clostridium clostridioforme, Clostridium colinum, Clostridium fallax, Clostridium ghonii, Clostridium glycolicum, Clostridium haemolyticum, Clostridium histolyticum, Clostridium indolis, Clostridium innocuum, Clostridium limosum, Clostridium
  • Enterococcus durans Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus gallinarum, Enterococcus hirae, Enterococcus raffmosus, Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, Erysipelothrix tonsillarum, Escherichia albertii, Escherichia fergusonii, Escherichia hermannii, Escherichia vulneris, Eubacterium brachy, Eubacterium contortum, Eubacterium infirmum, Eubacterium limosum, Eubacterium moniliforme, Eubacterium nitritogenes, Eubacterium nodatum, Eubacterium saphenum, Eubacterium um ska, Eubacterium tortuosum, Eubacterium
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae Mycoplasma putrefaciens, Mycoplasma salivarium, Myroides odoratimimus, Neisseria bacilliformis, Neisseria elongata, Neisseria flavescens, Neisseria mucosa, Neisseria sicca, Neisseria subflava, Neorickettsia risticii, Neorickettsia sennetsu, Nocardia brasiliensis, Nocardia cyriacigeorgica, Nocardia farcinica, Nocardiopsis
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis Staphylococcus equorum, Staphylococcus fleurettii
  • Staphylococcus vitulinus Staphylococcus warneri, Staphylococcus xylosus
  • Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Streptobacillus moniliformis, Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus alactolyticus, Streptococcus anginosus, Streptococcus australis, Streptococcus bovis, Streptococcus canis, Streptococcus constellatus, Streptococcus cristatus, Streptococcus downei, Streptococcus dysgalactiae, Streptococcus equi, Streptococcus equinus,
  • Streptococcus gallolyticus Streptococcus gordonii, Streptococcus infantarius, Streptococcus infantis, Streptococcus intermedius, Streptococcus lutetiensis, Streptococcus massiliensis, Streptococcus milleri, Streptococcus mitis, Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus
  • Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens Ureaplasma parvum, Ureaplasma urealyticum, Vagococcus fluvialis, and Veillonella parvula.
  • the preparations e.g., compositions are formulated as pharmaceutical preparations for oral, topical, nasal, respiratory, parenteral, intraperitoneal, intravenous, intraarterial, transdermal, sublingual, intramuscular, rectal, transbuccal, vaginal, intraocular, subcutaneous, intraadiposal, iintraarticular, intrathecal administration.
  • the formulation is a slow release formulation.
  • the compositions are formulated as medical foods, nutritional or dietary supplements, food products or beverage products. Formulations are described in more detail herein.
  • Described herein are methods of treating, preventing or reducing the severity of at least one symptom associated with an immune system disorder in a subject, e.g., a human subject, in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject or if the subject is a fetus, to the mother thereof, an effective amount of a preparation comprising a first isolated bacterial population. Included are methods to reduce the time and/or severity of a symptom of an immune disorder.
  • the immune system disorders e.g., diseases and symptoms include diseases such as autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, or allergic diseases, and symptoms accompanying organ transplants (these diseases and symptoms may hereinafter also be referred to as "the diseases, etc.”).
  • a preparation comprising a first isolated bacterial population can treat at least one of the above diseases, for example, ameliorating at least one sign or symptom.
  • a sign is a medical fact, generally observed by a health care professional.
  • a symptom is generally a subjective experience of the subject.
  • diagnosis of a condition is based on a combination of signs and symptoms.
  • the immune disorders are associated with aberrant proinflammatory T cells (i.e., Thl7 cells).
  • Thl7 cells proinflammatory T cells
  • the disease is an autoimmune disease.
  • the disease is accompanied by inflammation that may be induced by excessive production of a cytokine (for example, IL-1 (e.g., IL- ⁇ ), IL-4, IL-6, IL-17, TNF-alpha, or IL-6) due to immune reaction with respect to antigen or a microbial molecule or product that stimulates an innate response.
  • a preparation comprising a first isolated bacterial population described hereincan,e g., reduce expression or the presence of a cytokine associated with inflammation or otherwise reduce or inhibit inflammation associated with an autoimmune disease, inflammatory disease, allergic disease or like diseases; or inflammation induced by an organ transplant or the like.
  • An autoimmune disease that may be treated or prevented using a composition described herein can include various morbid conditions accompanied by one or more signs or symptoms in various body parts.
  • autoimmune diseases may include that may be treated or prevented using a composition described herein include, but are not limited to, an autoimmune disease affecting a specific organ, for example, an autoimmune disease of the cranial nervous system, an autoimmune disease of blood circulatory system, and an autoimmune disease of bowel/digestive (gastrointestinal) system.
  • Examples of cranial nervous system autoimmune diseases include, but are not limited to, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and multiple sclerosis.
  • Examples of blood circulatory system autoimmune diseases include, but are not limited to, arteriosclerosis.
  • Examples of bowel/digestive system autoimmune diseases include, but are not limited to, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, microscopic colitis and celiac disease.
  • Autoimmune diseases of other body parts or organs for example, chronic nephritis, chronic inflammatory pulmonary disease, etc. and systemic autoimmune diseases, for example, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, etc., are also included.
  • the autoimmune diseases include rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis.
  • An inflammatory disease can include various inflammatory conditions accompanied by one or more signs or symptoms in at least one body part.
  • an inflammatory disease may include one or more of alterative inflammation, exudative inflammation, and hyperplastic inflammation.
  • the inflammatory disease may be acute or chronic.
  • inflammatory diseases include, but are not limited to, inflammatory diseases of specific organs such as cranial nervous system inflammatory diseases, blood circulatory system inflammatory diseases, bowel/digestive system inflammatory diseases, and the like.
  • an allergic disease that can be treated using a composition described herein is accompanied by inflammation, i.e., at least one sign or symptom of inflammation.
  • allergic diseases include, but are not limited to, contact dermatitis accompanied by Type IV reaction (delayed allergic reaction) according to Coombs classification; and, although they are not classified into Type IV, allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma, atopic dermatitis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, and hay fever accompanied by inflammation.
  • the methods described herein are used to treat symptoms accompanying an organ transplant including, but are not limited to, symptoms (preferably inflammation) accompanying organ transplants that occur between the organ donors and the organ recipients due to immune response.
  • symptoms preferably inflammation
  • morbid conditions of the symptoms accompanying organ transplants include, but are not limited to, graft-versus-host disease, and acute and chronic rejection responses.
  • the target diseases of the present invention include various diseases of various subjects, e.g., animals.
  • the diseases are diseases of human or nonhuman mammals such as apes, mice, rats, canine, rabbits, bovine, and horses.
  • the diseases are of mice.
  • the diseases are human diseases.
  • the preparation modulates (e.g., increases or decreases) the population of at least one native enteric bacterial OTU present in the human subject being treated.
  • a native enteric bacterial OTU is one that is present in the subject before treatement.
  • the native enteric bacterial OTU may be detected before treatment.
  • the native enteric bacterial OTU is present, but not necessarily detectable before treatmen.
  • the increase can be, in some embodiments, an increase is in the amount of a bacterial OTU that is present in the composition.
  • the bacterial OTU is not present in the composition.
  • compositions comprising at least one, two, three, four, five, six eight, ten, twelve, fifteen, twenty, or more OTUs selected from Table 1 , Table 3, Table 4, Table 7 and/or Table 8.
  • Compositions can be derived from known network ecologies, e.g., core network ecologies as exemplified in Tables 4, 5a-c, and 6.
  • lactulose-mannitol test wherein a subject is given a solution containing mannitol and lactulose and urine is collected for six hours and tested.
  • Lactulose a disacharride
  • Mannitol a monosaccharide
  • Mannitol is easily absorbed, passively penetrating cells, whilst Lactulose, with a larger molecular weight and size, is only partially absorbed by a healthy gut. If the levels of mannitol and lactulose in the collected urine sample are high it is indicative of leaky gut syndrome. Low levels of both molecules indicate malabsorption of nutrients. High levels of mannitol and low levels of lactulose indicate that the person has normal gastrointestinal (GI) barrier function.
  • GI gastrointestinal
  • Also provided are methods of digestive stool analysis which includes the testing of fecal material for digestive function, the extent to which lipids, proteins, carbohydrates and other nutrients are absorbed in the small intestine and colon, as well as for the presence of Candida or other bacterial infections, dysbiosis (imbalance in intestinal bacteria), parasitic infection and other indicators of digestive dysfunction. Also measured are the improvements in bowel function caused by the administration of the bacterial compositions of the present invention, as measured by decreased diarrhea, decreased leaky gut syndrome, increased solid stool, increased production of 5 -hydroxy-tryptophan and 5-hydroxytryptamine and 2-methyl- 5-hydroxytryptamine, and other neurotransmitter precursors that can be made by bacterial populations (serotonin precursors).
  • a bacterial composition described herein is co-formulated and/or co-administered with a pharmacological agent, e.g., an agent that modulates inflammation and/or affects the gastrointestinal tract.
  • a pharmacological agent e.g., an agent that modulates inflammation and/or affects the gastrointestinal tract.
  • the co-formulated substance is an allergen, e.g., an antigen, with the purpose of inducing immunologic tolerance to said antigen.
  • An exemplary listing of potential antigens (i.e., allergens)or organisms from which allergens can be derived includes: mites (mite house dust) such as Dermatophagoides farina; mite house dust, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus; Mite Acarus siro, food/storage mite, house dust Blomia tropicalis mite, storage Chortoglyphus arcuates mite, house dust Euroglyphus maynei Mite, Lepidoglyphus Food/Storage destructor Mite, Tyrophagus Food/Storage putrescentiae Mite, House Dust Glycyphagus domesticus, and other allergens, for example Venoms Bumble Bee Bombus spp., Venom European Hornet Vespa cra
  • Exserohilum rostrata rostratum Helminthosporium halodes, Stemphylium botryosum, Stemphylium solani, Trichoderma, Trichoderma harzianum viride, Trichophyton,
  • Elytrigia repens (Agropyron repens), Johnson Sorghum halepense Kentucky Blue Poa pratensis Meadow Fescue Festuca pratensis (elatior) Oat, Cultivated Avena sativa Orchard Dactylis glomerata Red Top Agrostis gigantean (alba) Rye, Cultivated Secale cereale Rye, Giant Wild Leymus (Elymus) condensatus Rye, Italian Lolium perenne ssp.
  • Shellfish Bass Black Micropterus sp., Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, Clam Mercenaria mercenaria, Codfish, Gadus morhua, Crab Callinectes sapidus, Flounder Platichthys sp., Halibut Hippoglossus sp., Lobster Homarus americanus, Mackerel Scomber scombrus, Oyster, Crassostrea virginica, Perch Sebastes marinus, Salmon Salmo salar, Sardine,
  • the preparations comprising isolated bacterial populations are in a pharmaceutical composition.
  • the preparation may contain non-cellular materials, for example an extracellular product of non-lactic acid-producing bacteria, a bacterial supplement, binder, filler, vitamin, mineral, or combination thereof. Additional ingredients include ingredients to improve handling, preservatives, antioxidants, flavorings and the like.
  • a preparation can include flavorings that can flavor the preparation with various flavors such as grape, strawberry, lime, lemon, chocolate, and the like.
  • the preparations include microcrystalline cellulose or silicone dioxide.
  • Preservatives can include, for example, benzoic acid, alcohols, for example, ethyl alcohol, and hydroxybenzoates.
  • Antioxidants can include, for example, butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), butylated hydroxytolulene (BHT), tocopherols (e.g., vitamin E), and ascorbic acid (vitamin C).
  • BHA butylated hydroxyanisole
  • BHT butylated hydroxytolulene
  • tocopherols e.g., vitamin E
  • vitamin C ascorbic acid
  • the bacterial population is present in a stabilized form in the preparation, meaning that the bacteria present in the population are not in a vegetative (i.e., growth) state prior to being consumed by a human, or prior to delivery to a certain region of the consumer's gastrointestinal tract.
  • Stabilized bacterial populations are generally contained in or combined with a stabilizer, such as an enteric material.
  • the enteric material is acid-labile, meaning it dissolves when exposed to an acidic environment such as the stomach.
  • the enteric material is acid-stable and base-labile, meaning it will not dissolve in the stomach, but will dissolve in the small intestine.
  • the enteric material is heat-labile, meaning it is stabile at a given temperature, typically above about room temperature but below physiological temperature.
  • the enteric material has a melting temperature of at least 30 degrees Celsius.
  • the preparations described herein contain non-lactic acid- producing bacteria or comprise compositions that contain lactic-acid producing and non- lactic acid producing bacteria.
  • such bacteria are from the families Bacteroidaceae, Clostridiaceae, Coriobacteriaceae, Desulfovibrionaceae, Erysipelotrichaceae, Eubacteriaceae, Hyphomicrobiaceae, Lachnospiraceae, Oscillospiraceae,
  • Porphyromonadaceae Rikenellaceae, Ruminococcaceae, or Verrucomicrobiaceae.
  • non-lactic acid-producing bacteria are from the genera Akkermansia, Alistipes, Anaerostipes, Bacteroides, Bilophila, Blautia, Butyricioccus, Butyrivibrio, Clostridium, Coprococcus, Desulfovibrio, Dorea, Eggerthella, Eubacterium, Faecalibacterium, Gemmiger, Holdemania, Oscillibacter, Parabacteroides,
  • a single administered dose or consumed unit contains at least about lxl 0 4 colony forming units (cfus) of the bacteria, and a single consumed unit will contain, for example about lxlO 4 , lxlO 5 , lxlO 6 , lxlO 7 , lxlO 8 , lxlO 9 , lxlO 10 , lxlO 11 , lxlO 12 , lxlO 13 , lxlO 14 , lxl 0 15 , or greater than lxlO 15 cfus of the bacteria; or contain at least lxlO 4 , lxlO 5 , lxlO 6 , lxlO 7 , lxlO 8 , lxlO 9 , lxlO 10 , lxlO 11 , lxlO 12 , lxlO 13
  • the concentration of bacteria of a given species, clade or OTU, or the aggregate of all species or OTUs, is e.g., lxlO 4 , lxlO 5 , lxlO 6 , lxlO 7 , lxlO 8 , lxlO 9 , lxlO 10 , lxlO 11 , lxlO 12 , lxlO 13 , lxlO 14 , lxlO 15 , or greater than lxlO 15 viable bacteria per gram of comestible product or per consumed dose.
  • the bacteria are administered, for example, as live cultured bacteria, in vegetative or spore form or as a combination of vegetative and spore forms.
  • the bacteria are provided as purified populations obtained from a microbiotal material such as a fecal material.
  • the amount of bacteria contained in a dose or composition can be about 0.001 mg to about 1 mg, about 0.5 mg to about 5 mg, about 1 mg to about 1000 mg, about 2 mg to about 200 mg, about 2 mg to about 100 mg, about 2 mg to about 50 mg, about 4 mg to about 25 mg, about 5 mg to about 20 mg, about 10 mg to about 15 mg, about 50 mg to about 200 mg, about 200 mg to about 1000 mg, or about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or more than 5g per dose or composition; or 0.001 mg to 1 mg, 0.5 mg to 5 mg, 1 mg to 1000 mg, 2 mg to 200 mg, or 2 mg to 100 mg, or 2 mg to 50 mg, or 4 mg to 25 mg, or 5 mg to 20 mg, or 10 mg to 15 mg, or 50 mg to 200 mg, or 200 mg to 1000 mg, or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or more than 5g per dose or composition.
  • a prebiotic material in the pharmaceutical or nutritional products is a prebiotic material, or "prebiotic.”
  • a prebiotic material contains a saccharide indigestible by a human digestive system, but digestible by the bacterial population present in the bacterial composition.
  • the prebiotic saccharide contains a mixture of non-digestible oligosaccharides or polysaccharides.
  • a prebiotic composition comprises one or more digestible saccharides and one or more non-digestible oligosaccharides or polysaccharides.
  • the saccharide is an oligosaccharide, such as a disaccharide, a trisaccharide, a tetrasaccharide, a pentasaccharide, a hexasaccharide, a heptasaccharide, an octasaccharide, a nanasaccharide, or a decasaccharide.
  • oligosaccharide such as a disaccharide, a trisaccharide, a tetrasaccharide, a pentasaccharide, a hexasaccharide, a heptasaccharide, an octasaccharide, a nanasaccharide, or a decasaccharide.
  • Exemplary prebiotics useful in the present compositions include gluco-oligosaccharides, inulin, fructo- oligosaccharides, xylo-oligosaccharides, sugar alcohol(s), transgalactooligosaccharides, galacto-oligosaccharides, lactulose, raffmose, stachyose, lactosucrose, isomalto- oligosaccharides, xylo-oligosaccharides, paratinose oligosaccharides, difructose anhydride III, sorbitol, maltitol, lactitol, reduced paratinose, cellulose, beta-glucose, beta-glucan, beta- galactose, beta-fructose, verbascose, galactinol, guar gum, pectin, high sodium alginate, and lambda carrageenan.
  • a prebiotic-containing composition contains about 1-90%, about 1-10%, about 2-5%, about 10-90%, about 20-50%, about 20-90%, about 30- 90%, about 40-90%, about 40-80%, about 40-70%, about 40-60%, about 40-50%, about 50- 90%, about 50-80%, about 50-70%, about 50-60%, about 60-90%, about 60-80%, about 60- 70%, about 70-90%, about 70-80%, about 70-90%, about 70-80%, about 80-90%, about 92- 99.9%, about 93-99%, about 94-98%, about 92-96%, about 93-96%, or about 93-95% by weight prebiotic.
  • a prebiotic-containing composition contains 1-90%, 1-10%, 2-5%, 10-90%, 20-50%, 20-90%, 30-90%, 40-90%, 40-80%, 40-70%, 40-60%, 40- 50%, 50-90%, 50-80%, 50-70%, 50-60%, 60-90%, 60-80%, 60-70%, 70-90%, 70-80%, 70- 90%, 70-80%, 80-90%, 92-99.9%, 93-99%, 94-98%, 92-96%, 93-96%, or 93-95% by weight prebiotic.
  • a food product in particular a medical food product, containing one or more comestible products and a foodstuff, such as a dairy product, an infant food product, a fruit-containing food product, a vegetable-containing food product, or a sports nutrition food product.
  • a foodstuff such as a dairy product, an infant food product, a fruit-containing food product, a vegetable-containing food product, or a sports nutrition food product.
  • the foodstuffs of the present invention can be applied in infant diets, adult diets and special diets, including diets requiring medical foods or functional foods.
  • the bacterial compositions can be incorporated in powder or in liquid form in foods used by the general population, particularly milk and milk-derived products, especially fermented milk and cheeses; cereals and derivatives, including bread, bread doughs, cakes, cookies, crackers, extruded snacks; soups and other similar products in dehydrated form; fermented meat products; fruit and vegetable derivatives, juices and soft drinks; foods for specific nutritional uses, including infant milk, infant cereals, ready-to-eat infant foods, etc. They can also be found in food supplements and special formulas for oral and enteral nutrition for clinical use.
  • the foodstuff is yogurt, kefir, yakult, miso, natto, tempeh, kimchee, sauerkraut, water, coffee, tea, beer, wine, liquor, alcoholic mixed drinks, soups, frozen desserts, fried foods, pasta products, potato products, rice products, corn products, wheat products, dairy products, confectioneries, hard candies, nutritional bars, and breakfast cereals.
  • the bacterial population includes bacteria present in the foodstuff in an amount from about 10 4 to about 10 12 cfu per gram of foodstuff, e.g., from 10 4 to 10 12 cfu per gram of foodstuff. Additionally, the bacterial population is stabilized to prevent spoilage of the foodstuff.
  • the food product contains an effective amount of a prebiotic material comprising a saccharide indigestible by a human digestive system; in some embodiments the prebiotic material is also stabilized.
  • a beverage containing the comestible product and a liquid other than water such as a dairy-containing liquid, an infant formula, a fruit juice, a vegetable juice, or a sports nutrition liquid.
  • the bacterial population is present in the liquid in
  • the beverage includes a prebiotic material, such as a saccharide indigestible by a human digestive system.
  • the beverage may be hot, warm, room temperature, cool, or cold. Methods of preparing products containing bacterial populations.
  • a carrier is combined with an effective amount of a bacterial population generally containing at least one non-lactic acid-producing bacterium and, optionally, an extracellular product of a non-lactic acid-producing bacterium.
  • an effective amount of the bacterial population is a population containing an amount of bacteria such that the population is at least partially retained in the gastrointestinal tract of a mammalian subject that consumes the comestible product.
  • the bacterial population contains bacteria present in the carrier in an amount from about 10 4 to about 10 12 cfu per gram of carrier, e.g., from 10 4 to 10 12 cfu per gram of carrier.
  • a typical nutritive formulation or foodstuff dose or serving is 5-500g, such as 5-15g, 15-50g, 25-75g, 50-100g, 100-200g, 200-300g, 300-400g, or 400-500g.
  • a yogurt composition can be about 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12 ounces, or a quarter, half, three-quarters or whole cup.
  • a typical serving size for a beverage product such as a fluid is about 10-500ml, such as 10-25ml, 25-50ml, 50-75ml, 75-100ml, 100-150ml, 150-200ml, 250-300ml, 300- 400ml, or 400-500ml.
  • a composition is administered as a pharmaceutical preparation in solid, semi-solid, micro-emulsion, gel, or liquid form.
  • dosage forms include tablet forms disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,048,526, 3,108,046, 4786505, 4919939, and 4950484; gel forms disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,904,479, 6,482,435, 6572871, and 5013726; capsule forms disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,800,083, 4,532,126, 4935243, and 6258380; or liquid forms disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,625,494, 4,478,822, and 5,610,184; each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
  • compositions that can be used orally include tablets, push-fit capsules made of gelatin, as well as soft, sealed capsules made of gelatin and a plasticizer, such as glycerol or sorbitol. Tablets can be made by compression or molding, optionally with one or more accessory ingredients.
  • Compressed tablets can be prepared by compressing in a suitable machine the active ingredient in a free-flowing form such as a powder or granules, optionally mixed with binders (e.g., povidone, gelatin, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose), inert diluents, preservative, antioxidant, disintegrant (e.g., sodium starch glycolate, cross-linked povidone, cross-linked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose) or lubricating, surface active or dispersing agents.
  • binders e.g., povidone, gelatin, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose
  • inert diluents preservative, antioxidant
  • disintegrant e.g., sodium starch glycolate, cross-linked povidone, cross-linked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose
  • Molded tablets can be made by molding in a suitable machine a mixture of the powdered compound moistened with an inert liquid diluent.
  • the tablets can optionally be coated or scored and can be formulated so as to provide slow or controlled release of the active ingredient therein. Tablets can optionally be provided with an enteric coating, to provide release in stomach or in parts of the gut (e.g., colon, lower intestine) other than the stomach. All formulations for oral administration can be in dosages suitable for such administration.
  • the push-fit capsules can contain the active ingredients in admixture with filler, such as lactose, binders such as starches, and/or lubricants such as talc or magnesium stearate and, optionally, stabilizers.
  • the active compounds in soft capsules, can be dissolved or suspended in suitable liquids, such as fatty oils, liquid paraffin, or liquid polyethylene glycols.
  • suitable liquids such as fatty oils, liquid paraffin, or liquid polyethylene glycols.
  • stabilizers can be added.
  • Dragee cores are provided with suitable coatings.
  • suitable coatings for this purpose, concentrated sugar solutions can be used, which can optionally contain gum arabic, talc, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, carbopol gel, polyethylene glycol, or titanium dioxide, lacquer solutions, and suitable organic solvents or solvent mixtures.
  • Dyestuffs or pigments can be added to the tablets or Dragee coatings for identification or to characterize different combinations of active compound doses.
  • Formulations for oral use can also be presented as hard gelatin capsules wherein the active ingredient is mixed with an inert solid diluent, for example, calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate or kaolin, or as soft gelatin capsules wherein the active ingredient is mixed with water soluble carrier such as polyethylene glycol or an oil medium, for example peanut oil, liquid paraffin, or olive oil.
  • Oral liquid preparations can be in the form of, for example, aqueous or oily suspensions, solutions, emulsions syrups or elixirs, or can be presented as a dry product for reconstitution with water or other suitable vehicle before use.
  • Such liquid preparations can contain conventional additives, such as suspending agents, for example sorbitol, methyl cellulose, glucose syrup, gelatin,
  • hydroxyethyl cellulose carboxymethyl cellulose, aluminum stearate gel or hydrogenated edible fats, emulsifying agents, for example lecithin, sorbitan monooleate, acacia;
  • nonaqueous vehicles which can include edible oils
  • edible oils for example almond oil, oily esters such as glycerine, propylene glycol, or ethyl alcohol
  • preservatives for example methyl or propyl p-hydroxybenzoate or sorbic acid, and, if desired, conventional flavoring or coloring agents.
  • a provided bacterial composition includes a softgel formulation.
  • a softgel can contain a gelatin based shell that surrounds a liquid fill.
  • the shell can be made of gelatin, plasticizer (e.g., glycerin and/or sorbitol), modifier, water, color, antioxidant, or flavor.
  • the shell can be made with starch or carrageenan.
  • the outer layer can be enteric coated.
  • a softgel formulation can include a water or oil soluble fill solution, or suspension of a composition, for example, a prebiotic composition, covered by a layer of gelatin.
  • An enteric coating can control the location of where a bacterial composition is absorbed in the digestive system.
  • an enteric coating can be designed such that a bacterial composition does not dissolve in the stomach but rather travels to the small intestine, where it dissolves.
  • An enteric coating can be stable at low pH (such as in the stomach) and can dissolve at higher pH (for example, in the small intestine).
  • Material that can be used in enteric coatings includes, for example, alginic acid, cellulose acetate phthalate, plastics, waxes, shellac, and fatty acids (e.g., stearic acid, palmitic acid). Enteric coatings are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos.
  • the enteric coating can be an aqueous enteric coating.
  • examples of polymers that can be used in enteric coatings include, for example, shellac, cellulose acetate phthalate, polyvinylacetate phthalate, and methacrylic acid.
  • Enteric coatings can be used to (1) prevent the gastric juice from reacting with or destroying the active substance, (2) prevent dilution of the active substance before it reaches the intestine, (3) ensure that the active substance is not released until after the preparation has passed the stomach, and (4) prevent live bacteria contained in the preparation from being killed because of the low pH-value in the stomach.
  • a bacterial composition or the bacterial component of a food or beverage is provided as a tablet, capsule, or caplet with an enteric coating.
  • the enteric coating is designed to hold the tablet, capsule, or caplet together when in the stomach.
  • the enteric coating is designed to hold together in acid conditions of the stomach and break down in non-acid conditions and therefore release the drug in the intestines.
  • Softgel delivery systems can also incorporate phospholipids or polymers or natural gums to entrap a composition, for example, a prebiotic composition, in the gelatin layer with an outer coating to give desired delayed/control release effects, such as an enteric coating.
  • a composition in a dosage form which comprises an effective amount of a bacterial population and one or more release controlling excipients as described herein.
  • Suitable modified release dosage vehicles include, but are not limited to, hydrophilic or hydrophobic matrix devices, water-soluble separating layer coatings, enteric coatings, osmotic devices, multi-particulate devices, and combinations thereof.
  • the dosage form is a tablet, caplet, capsule or lollipop.
  • the dosage form is a liquid, oral suspension, oral solution, or oral syrup.
  • the dosage form is a gel capsule, soft gelatin capsule, or hard gelatin capsule.
  • a composition comprising a bacterial population is provided in effervescent dosage forms.
  • the compositions can also comprise non-release controlling excipients.
  • a composition comprising a bacterial composition is provided in the form of enteric-coated pellets, for oral administration.
  • the compositions can further comprise glyceryl monostearate 40-50, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, methacrylic acid copolymer type C, polysorbate 80, sugar spheres, talc, and triethyl citrate.
  • a composition comprising a bacterial population is provided in the form of enteric-coated granules, for oral administration.
  • compositions can further comprise carnauba wax, crospovidone, diacetylated monoglycerides, ethylcellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromellose phthalate, magnesium stearate, mannitol, sodium hydroxide, sodium stearyl fumarate, talc, titanium dioxide, and yellow ferric oxide.
  • compositions can be formulated in various dosage forms for oral administration.
  • the compositions can also be formulated as a modified release dosage form, including immediate-, delayed-, extended-, prolonged-, sustained-, pulsatile-, controlled-, extended, accelerated-, fast-, targeted-, programmed-release, and gastric retention dosage forms.
  • These dosage forms can be prepared according to known methods and techniques (see, Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, supra; Modified-Re lease Drug Deliver Technology, Rathbone et al, Eds., Drugs and the Pharmaceutical Science, Marcel Dekker, Inc.: New York, N.Y., 2002; Vol. 126, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety).
  • the compositions are in one or more dosage forms.
  • a composition can be administered in a solid or liquid form.
  • solid dosage forms include but are not limited to discrete units in capsules or tablets, as a powder or granule, or present in a tablet conventionally formed by compression molding.
  • Such compressed tablets can be prepared by compressing in a suitable machine the three or more agents and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
  • the molded tablets can be optionally coated or scored, having indicia inscribed thereon and can be so formulated as to cause immediate, substantially immediate, slow, controlled or extended release of a composition comprising a prebiotic.
  • dosage forms of the invention can comprise acceptable carriers or salts known in the art, such as those described in the Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients, American Pharmaceutical Association (1986), incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
  • compositions described herein can be in liquid form.
  • the liquid formulations can comprise, for example, an agent in water-in-solution and/or suspension form; and a vehicle comprising polyethoxylated castor oil, alcohol, and/or a polyoxyethylated sorbitan mono-oleate with or without flavoring.
  • Each dosage form comprises an effective amount of an active agent and can optionally comprise pharmaceutically inert agents, such as conventional excipients, vehicles, fillers, binders, disintegrants, pH adjusting substances, buffer, solvents, solubilizing agents, sweeteners, coloring agents, and any other inactive agents that can be included in pharmaceutical dosage forms for oral administration. Examples of such vehicles and additives can be found in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, 17th edition (1985).
  • compositions are capable of being consumed ad libitum. In instances wherein a dysbiosis caused by a disease, disorder, condition or event is being addressed by
  • compositions can be from about one week to about 52 weeks, or about four weeks to about twenty six weeks, or about four weeks to about twelve weeks, or about six weeks.
  • a bacterial composition can also be administered in combination with another substance, as described herein.
  • the total duration of treatment is about 5 days to about 35 days.
  • the total duration of treatment is about 7 days to about 90 days, or about 7 days to about 60 days, or about 14 days to about 50 days, or about 14 days to about 40 days, or about 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, or 60 days.
  • the total duration of treatment is about 30 days.
  • the total duration of treatment is about 34 days.
  • the total duration of treatment is about 36 days.
  • the total duration of treatment is about 38 days. In another embodiment, the total duration of treatment is about 42 days. In another embodiment, the total duration of treatment is about 60 days. In another embodiment, the total duration of treatment is about 90 days. In another embodiment, one course of therapy may be followed by another, such as an induction regimen followed by a maintenance regimen.
  • these network ecologies are not simply inferred based on the clustering of OTUs according to binary co-occurrences computed from average relative abundances across a set of subject samples (see e.g., Faust et al.,. 2012. Microbial co-occurrence relationships in the human microbiome.
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  • compositions containing keystone OTUs including one or more of the OTUs provided herein.
  • compositions containing keystone OTUs and, optionally, non-keystone OTUs including one or more of the OTUs provided herein.
  • the Tables presented herein provide OTUs, as well as families and genera containing OTUs, which are suitable for use in the bacterial populations provided herein.
  • Example 1 Oral food allergy models in Brown-Norway Rats with and without adjuvant.
  • Food allergies are an aberrant, IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction to food macromolecules or partially digested components thereof.
  • the allergic reaction develops in a two-phase process in which the immune system is first sensitized to an allergen and then a reaction is elicited when the immune system is subsequently challenged by the allergen. Sensitization initiates the production of IgE antibodies, which ultimately attach to mast cells. In the challenge phase, allergen interacts with IgE antibodies resulting in release of cytokines and histamine. The allergen model induces a hypersensitivity reaction unaided by adjuvants or other agents that cause immune activation.
  • Methods to test allergens without adjuvants in rat models involve breeding animals raised on feed lacking the allergen to be tested, e.g., peanut or soy, for three or more generations. Subsequent introduction of the allergen, e.g., via concentrated peanut extract demonstrates an induction of allergic response. Addition of an adjuvant to the sensitization process has been shown to enhance the allergic reaction measured (de Jonge et al. 2007).
  • the most common adjuvant is cholera toxin and other suitable toxins can be used including staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) stimulate enhanced reactions as well (Ganeshan et al. 2009).
  • SEB staphylococcal enterotoxin B
  • rats are bred for three generations lacking soy and peanut based- feed.
  • the third generation animals are treated with a bacterial composition or with buffer alone administered via oral gavage for one or more weeks.
  • both cohorts of rats are orally sensitized to peanut specific allergens by administering 1-lOmg of peanut extract for 6 weeks via oral gavage.
  • rats may be pre-treated with the bacterial composition with or without an antibiotic treatment phase.
  • Serum levels of antigen-specific antibodies IgG2a, IgGl, IgE and Rat Mast Cell Protease II (RMCPII) are monitored for immunological response 1 week before sensitization (day -7), and 2, 4, and 6 weeks after initial exposure.
  • Initial antibody production, specifically IgE is indicative of the sensitization reaction and first phase of the immunological hypersensitivity response.
  • the RMCPII response is a specific indicator of mast cell activation prior to challenge phase of the hypersensitivity reaction.
  • Additional cohorts of test and control animals may be treated to measure the induction of organ-specific immune responses, such as the accumulation of antigen-specific or non-antigen-specific regulatory T cells and Thl7 T cells in the colon and small intestine.
  • organ-specific immune responses such as the accumulation of antigen-specific or non-antigen-specific regulatory T cells and Thl7 T cells in the colon and small intestine.
  • sections of various segments of the small intestine and colon are collected from test and control animals as previously described in Yang et al., 2013. Fragments of tissue are fixed in 10% formalin, transferred in sterile phosphate buffered saline (PBS), and stored at 4°C for histological and immune-staining techniques using methods known to those skilled in the art (e.g., see Barletta et al, 2013, Atarashi et al, 2013).
  • PBS sterile phosphate buffered saline
  • Alternative dosing schedules and routes of administration may be employed, including multiple doses of test article, and 10 3 to 10 10 cfu/ml of a bacterial composition may be delivered.
  • compositions that decrease an indication of allergic effect are useful for treating or inhibiting an allergic effect.
  • Murine models are commonly sensitized to food allergens for the examination of prophylactic, curative treatments and desensitization protocols (Bashir et al., 2004, Li et al., 2000). These models sensitize animals and subsequently challenge them with an allergen monitoring both clinical symptoms of anaphylaxis and biomarkers of hypersensitivity in the form of increased PE-specific IgE and proinflammatory cytokines.
  • To test the therapeutic effect of the bacterial composition five-week-old C3H/HeJ, female mice are raised on allergen-free chow under pathogen-free conditions. C3H/HeJ mice have a mutant TLR-4 gene making them hypersensitive to food allergens and subsequent sensitization procedures.
  • Mice are sensitized to an allergen, e.g., peanut extract (PE) or purified Ara hi (as described in Bashir et al. 2004, supra), by weekly oral administration of 1-10 mg allergen with 20 ⁇ g of cholera toxin (CT) for five weeks followed by 1-50 mg allergen + 20 ⁇ g CT booster doses at weeks 6 and 8.
  • Mice are separated into two groups, a control group receiving only the buffer (Group 1) and a test group receiving the bacterial composition in a liquid matrix (Group 2). Both groups are administered control or treatment twice daily for 1 week.
  • the treatment group receives 10 3 -10 10 cfu/ml of the bacterial composition with an optional prior 1 week antibiotic treatment.
  • Antibiotic treatment includes a 7 day treatment with 5 to 7 antibiotics (including kanamycin, colistin, gentamycin, metronidazole and vancomycin and optionally including ampicillin and ciprofloxacin) delivered via drinking water, followed by a single dose containing clindamycin on day 5 of that week. Animals are challenged starting on week 14 and every 4 weeks after that (i.e., week 14, 18, 22, 28, 34, 40, 44, 48, 52) through week 52. To determine the protective effects of the bacterial composition, anaphylactic signs are evaluated 30 minutes following treatment in a blinded fashion.
  • antibiotics including kanamycin, colistin, gentamycin, metronidazole and vancomycin and optionally including ampicillin and ciprofloxacin
  • Plasma histamine levels, serum peanut-specific IgE, IgA, and IgG2a are assessed as previously described (Bashir et al, 2004, supra; Srivastava et al, 2011, supra). Additionally, serum levels of one or more of IL-1 beta (IL- ⁇ ), IL-lra, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-9, IL-10, IL-12 (p70), IL-13, IL-15, IL-17, interferon-gamma (IFN- ⁇ ), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFa), and tumor growth factor (TGF- ⁇ ) are tested.
  • Example 1 Histological and immunostaining techniques described in Example 1 are performed to evaluate antigen specific regulatory T cell infiltration into the small intestine and colon (described by Atarashi et al, 2013, supra, Barletta et al, 2013, supra). Cell counts of regulatory T cells and Thl7 cells from tissue samples can also be performed using immunostaining and flow cytometry techniques known in the art (e.g., Atarashi et al., 2013, supra). The prophylactic effect of a bacterial composition is tested by repeating the above protocol with the following modification: a bacterial composition with an optional, prior 1 week antibiotic treatment and control treatment is administered before the
  • Antibiotic treatment includes a 7 day treatment with 5 to 7 antibiotics (including kanamycin, colistin, gentamycin, metronidazole and vancomycin and optionally including ampicillin and ciprofloxacin) delivered via their drinking water, followed by a single dose with clindamycin on day 5 of that week. Twice daily bacterial composition treatment is optionally continued throughout the sensitization and challenge procedure as described above and as is known in the art.
  • Alternative dosing schedules and routes of administration may be employed, including multiple doses of test composition, and 10 3 to 10 10 cfu/ml of a selected bacterial composition are delivered.
  • Example 3 In Vivo Assays Establishing Protective Effect of Bacterial Compositions From OVA Food Allergy
  • BALB/c ILraF709 8-12 week old, female mice are sensitized to chicken egg ovalbumin (OVA) with a 100-200 ⁇ g intragastric dose of OVA with (optional) 10 ⁇ g staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) once a week for 8 weeks.
  • OVA chicken egg ovalbumin
  • SEB staphylococcal enterotoxin B
  • the test group receives a 7-day treatment with 5 to 7 antibiotics (including kanamycin, colistin, gentamycin, metronidazole and vancomycin and optionally including ampicillin and ciprofloxacin) delivered via their drinking water, followed by a single dose with Clindamycin on day 5th day of that week.
  • the control group receives regular sterile water. Both groups are then challenged with 5 ⁇ g or 15( ⁇ g of OVA and are examined for anaphylaxis reaction via body temperature checked every 5 minutes and symptom scoring as defined previously (Matias et al., 2010). Bacterial compositions are given after sensitization procedure to test the protective capacity of the treatment.
  • test group receiving antibiotic treatment and bacterial composition treatment after an initial anaphylaxis test and then administered a second anaphylaxis test for comparison.
  • This procedure is used to test the prophylactic capacity of the bacterial composition by treating mice with the antibiotic and bacterial compositional treatment before the sensitization procedure, as specified above.
  • the test group is evaluated by the challenge procedure specified above examining symptoms and body temperature.
  • Alternative dosing schedules and routes of administration e.g. rectal
  • fecal material before and after antibiotic treatment and bacterial composition administration is analyzed by 16S and whole genome sequencing techniques. Spore counts and identity are examined and fecal material is provided for functional analysis for presence of short chain fatty acids and other metabolites.
  • the challenge phase of the allergic reaction involves over-production of proinflammatory cytokines by immune cells.
  • splenocytes are isolated for mice sensitized in Example 2 and cultured as specified previously (Srivastava et al 2010) in the presence or absence of 200 mg/ml crude peanut extract with or without various titrations ranging from 10 3 -10 10 cfu/ml of bacterial compositions for 24 hours at 37°C.
  • Food allergy hypersensitivity is mediated by the over production of IgE.
  • Human U266 B cell culture is assessed to measure the direct effect of bacterial composition exposure on IgE production.
  • 2xl0 5 cells/ml of human myeloma cells e.g., a U266 B cell line
  • RPMI 1640 medium e.g., a U266 B cell line
  • IgE concentrations are measured in the supernatant as previously described
  • mice are housed in high-efficiency particulate filtered air (HEP A) laminar flow hoods in a virus and antigen free facility and feed ad libitum. Mice are sensitized by intraperitoneal injection of 20 ⁇ g of OVA and 4 mg of Al(OH) 3 in 0.1 ml of saline solution on day 0 and 14.
  • OVA aerosolized turkey egg albumin
  • the test group of mice is administered a 7 day treatment with 5 to 7 antibiotics (including kanamycin, colistin, gentamycin, metronidazole and vancomycin and optionally including ampicillin and ciprofloxacin) delivered via their drinking water, followed by a single dose with Clindamycin on day 5 day of that week.
  • the bacterial composition is then administered at a concentration ranging from 10 3 -10 10 cfu/ml twice daily via oral lavage for a week from day 21 to day 28.
  • the control group receives regular sterile water and no antibiotic or bacterial composition. Both groups are challenged with aerosolized 1% OVA saline solution for 30 minutes per day for 3 days. Negative controls are treated with saline alone.
  • mice are anesthetized, intubated and ventilated using a FlexiVent instrument with a tidal volume of 0.3 ml at 150 breaths/min. The chest cavity is opened to atmospheric pressure and static elastic properties are assessed by repeatedly inflating and deflating the lungs. Pulmonary mechanics are evaluated after challenging with methacholine treatment as previously described.
  • Blood serum is taken for IgG analysis, and cytokine analysis before the sensitization, after, the challenge, and after the airway hyper responsiveness test.
  • Serum levels of OVA-specific IgE, IgA, IgGl, IgG2a are measured using standard techniques generally known in the.
  • One or more serum cytokines are measured including interleukin-1 beta (IL- ⁇ ⁇ ), IL-lra, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-9, IL-10, IL-12 (p70), IL-13, IL-15, IL-17, interferon-gamma (IFN- ⁇ ), tumor necrosis Factor- alpha (TNFa), and tumor growth factor (TGF- ⁇ ) are measured using an ELISA based method (See, e.g., Bashir et al., 2004; Srivastava et al., 2011). BAL materials are evaluated by washing the lungs twice with PBS and collecting the BAL fluid. Total protein analysis is analyzed using standard techniques.
  • Specific protein levels are measured including one or more of the following: interleukin-1 beta (IL- ⁇ ⁇ ), IL-lra, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-9, IL-10, IL-12 (p70), IL-13, IL-15, IL-17, Interferon-gamma (IFN- ⁇ ), TNFa, and TGF- ⁇ by ELISA based techniques.
  • IL- ⁇ ⁇ interleukin-1 beta
  • IL-2 interleukin-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-9, IL-10, IL-12 (p70), IL-13, IL-15, IL-17, Interferon-gamma (IFN- ⁇ ), TNFa, and TGF- ⁇ by ELISA based techniques.
  • IFN- ⁇ Interferon-gamma
  • TNFa TGF- ⁇ by ELISA based techniques.
  • feces are collected throughout and submitted for 16S sequencing,
  • the bacterial compositions result in reduced levels of clinical signs of airway hyperactivity, reduced serum OVA specific-IgE levels, and improved anti-inflammatory cytokine compared to pro-inflammatory cytokine profiles, e.g., IL-10 is increased while IL-2 is decreased.
  • the tests are repeated with the 7 day antibiotic treatment followed by the 7 day bacterial composition treatment being administered before the sensitization and challenge procedure. Furthermore, bacterial composition treatment is optionally administered concurrently throughout the sensitization and challenge period. Dosing of bacterial compositions is provided at various concentrations ranging from 10 3 -10 10 cfu/ml given twice daily. The above assays are repeated to assess the prophylactic effect on the mouse model. Alternative dosing schedules and routes of administration (e.g., rectal) may be employed, including multiple doses of test compositions, and 10 3 to 10 10 cfu/ml of a given organism or compositions are delivered.
  • mice In another murine model useful for testing a bacterial composition for the ability to ameliorate an allergic response, gnotobiotic mice are used. Briefly, germ free mice, e.g., C57BL/6, are maintained in an appropriate facility such as a specific pathogen free (SPF) facility. Methods of preparing an maintaining germ free mice are known in the art. In preparation for analyzing the ability of a test composition to prevent an allergic response, e.g., signs or symptoms of anaphylaxis, germ free mice are prepared as described above or as described in, e.g., Stefka et al, 2014, PNAS USA,
  • mice either challenged with allergen the treated with a test composition (i.e., to test for the ability of a composition to acutely treat an allergen induced reaction; or are treated with a test composition prior to exposure to an allergen.
  • a test composition i.e., to test for the ability of a composition to acutely treat an allergen induced reaction; or are treated with a test composition prior to exposure to an allergen.
  • indicators of allergic response e.g., to evaluate the efficacy of the test composition.
  • mice e.g., mice that were sensitized but not exposed to allergen or to a known reference, e.g., normal body temperature.
  • cow's milk allergy is confirmed by positive double-blind placebo controlled milk challenge and positive skin prick test or detectable serum milk specific IgE level.
  • Maximum dose tolerated, baseline basophil reactivity, wheal size, and IgE and IgG levels are measured during the physician supervised, double-blinded placebo controlled milk challenges conducted during subject screening.
  • the experimental treatment group receives double-blinded a daily oral dose of about lxl 0 9 cfus of viable bacteria either in the form of vegetative organisms or spores or both, whereas the control group is administered double-blinded placebo at an identical dosing and frequency.
  • the bacterial composition may optionally be co-administered with a non-stimulatory amount of milk protein allergen.
  • the bacterial composition is formulated in a delayed release capsule or co-administered with bicarbonate buffer to aid passage of viable organisms through the stomach. Patients are optionally treated with a broad spectrum antibiotic 0-3 days prior to administration of the bacterial composition.
  • Alternative dosing schedules and routes of administration e.g.
  • rectal are employed, including multiple doses of test article, and 10 3 to 10 10 of a given composition are delivered.
  • subjects continue the same regimen of either experimental treatment or placebo for 8 weeks with physician supervised, double-blinded placebo controlled milk challenges conducted at 0, 4, and 8 weeks after the end of the pre-treatment period to measure maximum dose tolerated, basophil reactivity, wheal size, and IgE and IgG levels.
  • the experimental treatment group receives double-blinded a daily oral dose of about lxl 0 9 cfus of viable bacteria either in the form of vegetative organisms or spores or both, whereas the control group is administered double-blinded placebo at an identical dosing and frequency.
  • the bacterial composition may optionally be co-administered with a non-stimulatory dose of peanut allergen.
  • the composition is formulated in a delayed release capsule or co-administered with bicarbonate buffer to aid passage of viable organisms through the stomach. Patients are optionally treated with a broad spectrum antibiotic 0-3 days prior to administration of the bacterial composition.
  • Alternative dosing schedules and routes of administration can be employed, including multiple doses of test article, or delivery of bacterial composition and non- stimulatory amounts of peanut allergen on complementary schedules (e.g., one day before, on the same day, or one day after) and 10 3 to 10 10 of a given composition are delivered.
  • complementary schedules e.g., one day before, on the same day, or one day after
  • 10 3 to 10 10 of a given composition are delivered.
  • subjects begin oral immunotherapy, continuing the same regimen of either experimental treatment or placebo.
  • Oral immunotherapy begins with an initial day escalation phase in which peanut allergen doses are given every 30 minutes beginning at 0.1 mg peanut protein and doubling with each dose given.
  • Highest tolerated dose is the starting dose for the buildup phase, in which subjects are given daily doses of peanut allergen and doses escalate biweekly for 30 weeks, increasing by 50-100% until 75 mg dose, at which point increases are at 25-33% until 4000 mg maintenance dose is achieved. After reaching week 30, subjects continue on daily doses of the highest dosage of peanut allergen achieved in the buildup phase for 1 month before oral challenge.
  • Oral challenge consists of physician-supervised, double-blinded placebo controlled peanut allergen challenges conducted to measure maximum dose of peanut allergen tolerated, baseline basophil reactivity, wheal size, and IgE levels.
  • the experimental group will show increased desensitization to peanut allergen compared to the control group, demonstrated by larger increases in maximum dose tolerated and greater reduction in basophil reactivity, wheal size, and/or immunoglobulin levels during controlled peanut allergen challenges.
  • FEV1 concentration required for a 20% drop in Forced Expiratory Volume at One Second, FEV1 will be measured during subject screening using standard methacholine challenge to test airway responsiveness.
  • the experimental treatment group receives double-blinded a daily oral dose of about lxl 0 9 cfus of viable bacteria either in the form of vegetative organisms or spores or both, whereas the control group is administered double-blinded placebo at an identical dosing and frequency.
  • the composition can be formulated in a delayed release capsule or co-administered with bicarbonate buffer to aid passage of viable organisms through the stomach. Patients may be optionally treated with a broad spectrum antibiotic 0-3 days prior to administration of the bacterial composition.
  • experimental group will show sustained decrease in airway responsiveness during the follow- up period as compared to study start, demonstrated by lower methacholine PC20 as compared to baseline.

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Abstract

Provided are compositions containing combinations of bacteria useful for the maintenance or restoration of a healthy microbiota in the gastrointestinal tract, or other niche of a mammalian subject, and methods for use thereof, in particular for the treatment, inhibition, or prevention of immune disorders such as allergies and asthma.

Description

BACTERIAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FOR
TREATMENT OF IMMUNE SYSTEM DISORDERS
Cross Reference to Related Applications
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No.
61/916,761, filed on December 16, 2013, the entire disclosure of which is hereby
incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes.
Statement Regarding Federally Sponsored Research or Development
[0002] Not applicable.
Sequence Listing
[0003] Not applicable.
Background
[0004] Mammals are colonized by microbes in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, on the skin, and in other epithelial and tissue niches such as the oral cavity, eye surface and vagina. The gastrointestinal tract harbors an abundant and diverse microbial community. It is a complex system, providing an environment or niche for a community of many different species or organisms, including diverse strains of bacteria. Hundreds of different species may form a commensal community in the GI tract in a healthy person, and this complement of organisms evolves from the time of birth and is believed to form a functionally mature microbial population by about 3 years of age. Interactions between microbial strains in these populations and between microbes and the subject, e.g., the subject's immune system, shape the community structure, with availability of and competition for resources affecting the distribution of microbes. Such resources may be food, location and the availability of space to grow or a physical structure to which the microbe may attach. For example, a subject's diet is involved in shaping the GI tract flora.
[0005] A healthy microbiota provides the subject with multiple benefits, including colonization resistance to a broad spectrum of pathogens, essential nutrient biosynthesis and absorption, and immune stimulation that plays a role in maintaining a healthy gut epithelium and appropriately controlled systemic immunity. In settings of 'dysbiosis' or disrupted symbiosis, microbiota functions can be lost or deranged, resulting in increased susceptibility to pathogens, altered metabolic profiles, or induction of pro-inflammatory signals that can result in local or systemic inflammation or autoimmunity. [0006] The intestinal microbiota reportedly play a significant role in educating the immune system by inducing mechanisms for immune control and regulation. Dysbiotic states of the microbiome may underlie the development of inflammatory states, autoimmunity and hyper-reactive immune states, characterized by disregulation of immune function.
Allergies are among the most common health problems affecting the life of patients of all ages. Allergic diseases are recognized as an epidemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). The prevalence of allergies has been reported to be increasing over the past decades. Allergic sensitization in childhood, especially in early childhood and especially to food allergens, is believed to be critical as development of an "allergic phenotype" or "atopy" has been shown to facilitate subsequent sensitization to other allergens. Hence, allergies in childhood can be the first step of an allergic cascade leading to multiple allergies later in life, a process commonly referred to as "atopic march." For example, children with persistent food hypersensitivity early in life were reported to have a dramatically increased risk to develop allergic rhinitis (hay fever) or asthma later in childhood (Ostblom et al., 2008). Children with milder forms of food hypersensitivity also have been reported to be at increased risk for development of respiratory allergies but to a lesser degree than children with persistent food hypersensitivity. Preventing, avoiding, managing, reducing and modulating the allergic reactions in young patients can acutely influence their allergic profile and alter their allergy profile later in life.
[0007] There is a need for a method of preventing or inhibiting immune disorders that are associated with a subject's microbiota. One solution to the problem of treating such disorders, as provided herein, is to provide compositions and methods of their use that can facilitate populating a subject's gastrointestinal tract and/or other bacterial niches with a diverse and useful selection of microbiota, to, e.g., improve or maintain general health, to alter a dysbiosis and/or to treat immune disorders such as allergies and asthma. Shortcomings of the prior art are addressed by providing compositions, formulations and methods for consumption by and administration to mammalian subjects including human subjects.
[0008] Commensal bacterial and food allergen sensitization are described by Stefka et al. (Stefka et al (2014) PNAS 111 : 13145-13150).
[0009] Compositions comprising isolated bacterial populations and and use thereof are described in international application number PCT/US2013/071758, filed on Nov. 25, 2013, published as WO 2014/082050; and in international application number PCT/US2014/014745, filed on Feb. 4, 2014, published as WO 2014/121302, the entire disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety for all purposes.
Summary of the invention
[0010] Described herein are preparations comprising isolated bacterial compositions for treating, preventing or reducing the severity of at least one sign and/or symptom associated with an immune system disorder in a human subject, methods of treatment using the isolated bacterial compositions, and methods of identification of isolated bacterial compositions. In some embodiments, the immune system disorder is a hypersensitivity immune disorder, an allergic disorder, a food allergy disorder, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis, asthma, atopic dermatitis, atopic/allergic sensitivity, eosinophilic esophagitis, extrinsic allergic alveolitis, food allergy, perennial allergic rhinitis, seasonal allergic rhinitis, skin allergy, asthma or an asthma-related condition.
[0011] In some embodiments, the first isolated bacterial population comprises
Clostridium absonum, Clostridium argentinense, Clostridium baratii, Clostridium
bifermentans, Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium butyricum, Clostridium cadaveris, Clostridium camis, Clostridium celatum, Clostridium chauvoei, Clostridium clostridioforme, Clostridium cochlearium, Clostridium difficile, Clostridium fallax, Clostridium felsineum, Clostridium ghonii, Clostridium glycolicum, Clostridium haemolyticum, Clostridium hastiforme, Clostridium histolyticum, Clostridium indolis, Clostridium innocuum,
Clostridium irregulare, Clostridium limosum, Clostridium malenominatum, Clostridium novyi, Clostridium oroticum, Clostridium paraputrificum, Clostridium perfringens,
Clostridium piliforme, Clostridium putrefaciens, Clostridium putrificum, Clostridium ramosum, Clostridium sardiniense, Clostridium sartagoforme, Clostridium scindens,
Clostridium septicum, Clostridium sordellii, Clostridium sphenoides, Clostridium spiroforme, Clostridium sporogenes, Clostridium subterminale, Clostridium symbiosum, Clostridium tertium, Clostridium tetani, Clostridium welchii, or Clostridium villosum..
[0012] In some embodiments, the first bacterial population is selected from the OTUs found in Table 1 or Table 2, or from the taxonomic Family or Genera found in Table 3. In some embodiments, the first bacterial population is selected from OTUs described in known network ecologies, e.g., those exemplified in Table 4, Table 5a, Table 5b, Table 5c, and Table 6. In some embodiments, the first bacterial population includes a complete network ecology, e.g., those exemplified in Table 4, Table 5a, Table 5b, Table 5c, and Table 6. [0013] In some embodiments, the first bacterial population is capable of forming spores. In some embodiments, the first bacterial population is not directly isolated from a fecal material. In some embodiments, the composition also includes a second bacterial population. In some embodiments, the composition also includes an allergen that can be present in an amount effective to induce tolerance. In some embodiments, the formulation can include immunotherapeutics, anti-angiogenic agents, cytokines, hormones, antibodies,
polynucleotides, photodynamic therapeutic agents, non-steroid anti-inflammatory
medications, anti-histamines, alpha-adrenergic agonists, steroids, and any combination thereof.
[0014] In some embodiments the compositions are formulated as pharmaceutical preparations for oral, topical, nasal, respiratory, parenteral, intraperitoneal, intravenous, intraarterial, transdermal, sublingual, intramuscular, rectal, transbuccal, vaginal, intraocular, subcutaneous, intraadiposal, iintraarticular, intrathecal administration. In some embodiments, the formulation is a slow release formulation. In some embodiments, the compositions are formulated as medical foods, nutritional or dietary supplements, food products or beverage products.
[0015] Embodiments also include methods of treating, preventing or reducing severity of at least one symptom associated with an immune system disorder in a human by identifying a human subject in need of treatment and administering to the subject (or if the subject is a fetus, to the mother thereof) an effective amount of a preparation comprising a first isolated bacterial population. In some embodiments, the subject suffers from or is at risk of suffering from: allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic bronchial asthma, atopic eczema, anaphylaxis, insect sting, drug allergy, food allergy, asthma, eczema and any combination thereof. In some embodiments, the disorder or condition is associated with a pathological Thl7 activity, or the subject has altered Thl7 activity.
[0016] In some embodiments the method reduces the population of at least one native enteric bacterial OTU, e.g., species or clade, present in the subject, e.g., a bacterial OTU present in the subject before treatment.. In some embodiments, the method increases the population of at least one native enteric bacterial OTU, e.g., species or clade either not present in the subject before treatment or not detectable in the subject before treatment. In some embodiments, the reduction or increase in native enteric bacteria or a specific bacterium (e.g., genus, species or clade) is monitored by detection of a metabolite present in blood, plasma, or feces, or a combination thereof.
[0017] In some embodiments, the preparation is given prophylactically, or at least daily, or at least twice daily, or prior to, or conconcomitant to, or after consumption of a food or beverage product. In some embodiments, the preparation is administered rectally or orally.
[0018] In some embodiments, the invention provides a method of identifying a bacterial composition useful for treating, preventing or reducing the severity of an allergic effect by administering a bacterial test composition to a test subject or group of test subjects, administering an allergen to the test subject or group of test subjects, measuring an allergic effect in the test subject or group of test subjects, comparing the effect in the test subjects to an effect in a control group, and identifying the composition as useful if the allergic effect in the test subject or group of test subjects is less than the allergic effect in the control subject or group of control subjects. In some embodiments, the allergen is a food antigen. In some embodiments, the allergic effect is is selected from the group consisting of plasma histamine level, serum antigen-specific IgE level, serum antigen-specific IgA level, serum antigen- specific IgG2a level, serum IL-1 beta (IL-Ιβ) level, serum IL-lra level, serum IL-2 level, serum IL-4 level, serum IL-5 level, serum IL-6 level, serum IL-7 level, serum IL-9 level, serum IL-10 level, serum IL-12 (p70)level, serum IL-13 level, serum IL-15 level, serum IL- 17 level, interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) level, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF ) level, tumor growth factor (TGF-β) level, Thl7 cell activity, gut permeability and specific regulatory T cell infiltration into the small intestine and/or colon. In some embodiments, the allergic effect is allergen-specific IgE production, or airway hyperresponsiveness. In some embodiments, the test and control subjects are gnotobiotic subjects.
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[0019] These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with regard to the following description, and accompanying drawings, where:
[0020] Fig. 1 is Table 1, a table with taxonomic families of the Keystone Operational Units (OTUS).
[0021] Fig. 2 is Table 2, with a list on non-Keystone Operational Units (OTUS). [0022] Fig. 3 is Table 3, with a list on Keystone Genera and Taxonomic Families.
[0023] Fig. 4 is Table 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, and 4f, illustrating Exemplary Functional Network Ecologies that are found only in healthy individuals, that contain only Keystone OTUs, that have OTUs with the functional capacity to form spores.
[0024] Fig. 5 is Table 5a, 5b, and 5c, illustrating Exemplary Core Network Ecologies defined from their occurrence in only healthy individuals, the size of the network, and the frequency of occurrence of the networks in individual subjects at or above the 90th percentile for the latter two metrics. OTUs represent diverse taxonomic families. Numbers in each cell represent the percentage of individual observed Network Ecologies within a given core that contain the given OTU. (a) OTUs that are observed in at least 80% of a core's networks (dark grey) are primary signature OTUs of a given core, (b-c) OTUs observed in 11%-79% (mid grey) <10%> (light grey) are secondary and tertiary signature OTUs respectively of a given Core Network. Primary signature OTUs are of greater significance than secondary signature OTUs which are of greater significance than tertiary keystone OTUs.
[0025] Fig. 6 is Table 6, illustrating . Exemplary Selected Networks Ecologies characterized by: (i) presence in only healthy individuals, (ii) specific network sizes, (iii) high frequency of occurrence across individual subject populations, and (iv) phylogenetic diversity.
[0026] Fig. 7 is Table 7, illustrating exemplary phylogenetic clades and OTUs.
[0027] Fig. 8 is Table 8a and Table 8b, that provide ranked lists in order of prevalence of bacterial OTUs at the taxonomic resolution of Family (8a) and Genera (8b) for a cohort of clinically qualified donors (n=7; 5-16 samples per donor). Bacteria were detected by sequencing of 16S as described herein.
Detailed Description
[0028] Described herein are preparations comprising isolated bacterial compositions and methods of treating, preventing, or inhibiting immune system disorders, diseases and symptoms such as autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, and allergic diseases.
Accordingly, provided are pharmaceutical and nutritional preparations comprising bacterial compositions suitable for beneficial consumption by humans, other mammals, and other vertebrates (herein termed a "subject," "consumer" or multiple "consumers"). As described in more details below, such preparations contain a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier, typically a solid, semi-solid, gel, liquid, or other form suitable for oral consumption, and at least one bacterial population. In some embodiments, the bacterial population contains effective amounts of one bacterial entity (e.g., a species, strain, clade or OTU), in other embodiments, it contains effective amounts of two or more distinct bacterial entities. In some embodiments, the bacterial population contains non-lactic acid-producing bacteria. In some embodiments the preparation includes least one OTU, e.g., species, strain or clade of a spore, or spore- forming bacteria as described in the Table 1, Table 3, Table 4, Table 7 and/or Table 8 and/or are derived from known network ecologies, e.g., core network ecologies as exemplified in Tables 4, 5a-c, and 6.
Definitions
[0029] "Microbiota" refers to the community of microrganisms that occur (sustainably or transiently) in and on an animal subject, typically a mammal such as a human, including eukaryotes, archaea, bacteria, and viruses (including bacterial viruses, i.e., phage).
[0030] "Microbiome" refers to the genetic content of the communities of microbes that live in and on the human body, both sustainably and transiently, including eukaryotes, archaea, bacteria, and viruses (including bacterial viruses (i.e., phage)), wherein "genetic content" includes genomic DNA, R A such as ribosomal RNA, the epigenome, plasmids, and all other types of genetic information.
[0031] The terms "pathogen" and "pathogenic" in reference to a bacterium or any other organism or entity includes any such organism or entity that is capable of causing or affecting a disease, disorder or condition of a host organism containing the organism or entity, while a "pathobiont" includes a bacterium or other organism that, when the ecology of which is perturbed, is capable of causing or affecting a disease, disorder or condition of a host organism containing the organism or entity; for example, pathobionts include symbiotic organisms able to cause disease only when certain genetic and/or environmental conditions are present in a subject, or the shift to an ecological network that no longer provides a beneficial function to the host and therefore no longer promotes health.
[0032] A "sporulation induction agent" is a material or condition that is capable of inducing sporulation in a bacterium, either directly or indirectly, in a host organism and/or in vitro. [0033] To "increase production of bacterial spores" includes an activity or a sporulation induction agent. "Production" includes conversion of vegetative bacterial cells into spores and augmentation of the rate of such conversion, as well as decreasing the germination of bacteria in spore form.
[0034] "Dysbiosis" refers to a state of the microbiota or microbiome of the gut or other body area, including mucosal or skin surfaces in which the normal diversity and/or function of the ecological network is disrupted. Any disruption from a healthy (e.g., ideal) state of the microbiota can be considered a dysbiosis, even if such dysbiosis does not result in a detectable decrease in health. A state of dysbiosis may be unhealthy, it may be unhealthy under only certain conditions, or it may prevent a subject from becoming healthier. Dysbiosis be due to, for example, a decrease in diversity or the overgrowth of one or more pathogens or pathobionts.
[0035] "Phylogenetic tree" refers to a graphical representation of the evolutionary relationships of one genetic sequence to another that is generated using a defined set of phylogenetic reconstruction algorithms (e.g., parsimony, maximum likelihood, or Bayesian). Nodes in the tree represent distinct ancestral sequences and the confidence of any node is provided by a bootstrap or Bayesian posterior probability, which measures of branch uncertainty.
[0036] "Operational taxonomic unit," "OTU" (or plural, "OTUs") refer to a terminal leaf in a phylogenetic tree and is defined by a nucleic acid sequence, e.g., the entire genome, or a specific genetic sequence, and all sequences that share sequence identity to this nucleic acid sequence at the level of species. In some embodiments the specific genetic sequence may be the 16S sequence or a portion of the 16S sequence. In other embodiments, the entire genomes of two entities are sequenced and compared. In another embodiment, select regions such as multilocus sequence tags (MLST), specific genes, or sets of genes may be genetically compared. In 16S embodiments, OTUs that share > 97% average nucleotide identity across the entire 16S or some variable region of the 16S are considered the same OTU (see, e.g., Claesson et al, 2010, Comparison of two next-generation sequencing technologies for resolving highly complex microbiota composition using tandem variable 16S rRNA gene regions. Nucleic Acids Res 38:e200; Konstantinidis et al, 2006. The bacterial species definition in the genomic era. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 361 : 1929-1940). In embodiments involving the complete genome, MLSTs, specific genes, or sets of genes OTUs that share >95% average nucleotide identity are considered the same OTU (see, e.g.,
Achtman and Wagner. 2008. Microbial diversity and the genetic nature of microbial species. Nat. Rev. Microbiol. 6: 431-440; Konstantinidis et al, 2006. supra). OTUs are in some cases defined by comparing sequences between organisms. Generally, sequences with less than 95% sequence identity are not considered to form part of the same OTU. OTUs may also be characterized by any combination of nucleotide markers or genes, in particular highly conserved genes (e.g., "house-keeping" genes), or a combination thereof. Such
characterization employs, e.g., WGS data or a whole genome sequence.
[0037] In microbiology, "16S sequencing" or "16S-rRNA" or "16S" refers to sequence derived by characterizing the nucleotides that comprise the 16S ribosomal RNA gene(s). The bacterial 16S rDNA is approximately 1500 nucleotides in length and is used in reconstructing the evolutionary relationships and sequence similarity of one bacterial isolate to another using phylogenetic approaches. 16S sequences are used for phylogenetic reconstruction as they are in general highly conserved, but contain specific hypervariable regions that harbor sufficient nucleotide diversity to differentiate genera and species of most bacteria, as well as fungi.
[0038] The term "subject" refers to any animal subject including a human, laboratory animal (e.g., non-human primate, rat, mouse, hamster, guinea pig), livestock (e.g., cow, sheep, goat, pig, turkey, and chicken), and a household pet species (e.g., dog, cat, and rodent). The subject may be suffering from a dysbiosis, including, but not limited to, an infection due to a gastrointestinal pathogen or may be at risk of developing or transmitting to others an infection due to a gastrointestinal pathogen. In some embodiments, the subject has an immune-related disorder, for example, asthma or allergy, e.g., severe allergy
[0039] The term "network ecology" refers to a consortium of OTUs that co-occur in multiple subjects. As used herein, a "network" is defined mathematically by a graph delineating how specific nodes (i.e., OTUs) and edges (connections between specific OTUs) relate to one another to define the structural ecology of a consortium of OTUs. Any given network ecology will possess inherent phylogenetic diversity and functional properties.
[0040] The term "Keystone OTU" refers to one or more OTUs that are common to many network ecologies and are members of networks ecologies that occur in many subjects (i.e., are pervasive). Keystone organisms and associated keystone functional pathways represent components of a microbial ecology that are central to maintaining a healthy metabolic and immunological state in an individual. Keystone OTUs are central to the function of network ecologies in healthy subjects and are often missing or at reduced levels in subjects with disease. Keystone OTUs and functions may exist in low, moderate, or high abundance in subjects.
[0041] A bacterial population that is "directly isolated from a fecal material" does not result from any culturing or other process that results in or is intended to result in replication of the population after obtaining the fecal material.
[0042] The term "non-Keystone OTU" refers to an OTU that is observed in a network ecology and is not a keystone OTU.
[0043] The term "phylogenetic diversity" refers to the biodiversity present in a given network ecology or core network ecology based on the OTUs that comprise the
network. Phylogenetic diversity is a relative term, meaning that a network ecology or core network ecology that is comparatively more phylogenetically diverse than another network contains a greater number of unique species, genera, and taxonomic families. Uniqueness of a species, genera, or taxonomic family is generally defined using a phylogenetic tree that represents the genetic diversity all species, genera, or taxonomic families relative to one another. In another embodiment phylogenetic diversity can be measured using the total branch length or average branch length of a phylogenetic tree.
[0044] The term "phylogenetic tree" refers to a graphical representation of the evolutionary relationships of one genetic sequence to another that is generated using one or multiple defined phylogenetic reconstruction algorithms (e.g., parsimony, maximum likelihood, or Bayesian). Nodes in the tree represent distinct ancestral sequences and the confidence measure of any node is determined, e.g., by a bootstrap or Bayesian posterior probability, which measures of branch uncertainty.
[0045] The term "test composition" refers to a composition employed in an experimental protocol to determine a presence, absence and/or magnitude of an effect on a measured experimental parameter or outcome. The presence, absence and/or magnitude of the effect can be determined by comparing results obtained using the test composition with those obtained using a control composition. Compositions comprising isolated bacterial populations
[0046] Described herein are preparations comprising at least a first isolated bacterial population for treating, preventing or reducing the severity of at least one sign and/or symptom associated with an immune system disorder in a human subject. Example immune system disorders are described in more detail below and include but are not limited to hypersensitivity immune disorder, an allergic disorder, a food allergy disorder, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis, asthma, atopic dermatitis, atopic/allergic sensitivity, eosinophilic esophagitis, extrinsic allergic alveolitis, food allergy, perennial allergic rhinitis, seasonal allergic rhinitis, skin allergy, asthma or an asthma-related condition.
[0047] In some embodiments, the first bacterial population is capable of spore formation. In some embodiments, spore formation is defined as capable of growth under normal conditions after incubation in 70% ethanol for one hour.
[0048] In some embodiments, the first isolated bacterial population comprises
Clostridium absonum, Clostridium argentinense, Clostridium baratii, Clostridium
bifermentans, Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium butyricum, Clostridium cadaveris, Clostridium camis, Clostridium celatum, Clostridium chauvoei, Clostridium clostridioforme, Clostridium cochlearium, Clostridium difficile, Clostridium fallax, Clostridium felsineum, Clostridium ghonii, Clostridium glycolicum, Clostridium haemolyticum, Clostridium hastiforme, Clostridium histolyticum, Clostridium indolis, Clostridium innocuum,
Clostridium irregulare, Clostridium limosum, Clostridium malenominatum, Clostridium novyi, Clostridium oroticum, Clostridium paraputrificum, Clostridium perfringens,
Clostridium piliforme, Clostridium putrefaciens, Clostridium putrificum, Clostridium ramosum, Clostridium sardiniense, Clostridium sartagoforme, Clostridium scindens,
Clostridium septicum, Clostridium sordellii, Clostridium sphenoides, Clostridium spiroforme, Clostridium sporogenes, Clostridium subterminale, Clostridium symbiosum, Clostridium tertium, Clostridium tetani, Clostridium welchii, or Clostridium villosum..
[0049] In some embodiments, the first bacterial population is selected from the OTUs found in Table 1 or Table 2, or an OTU from the taxonomic Family or Genera found in Table 3. In some embodiments, the first bacterial population is selected from OTUs described in known network ecologies, e.g., those exemplified in Table 4, Table 5a, Table 5b, Table 5c, and Table 6. In some embodiments, the first bacterial population includes a complete network ecology, e.g., those exemplified in Table 4, Table 5a, Table 5b, Table 5c, and Table 6. [0050] As used herein, a "type" or more than one "types" of bacteria may be differentiated at the genus level, the species, level, the sub-species level, the strain level or by any other taxonomic method, as described herein and otherwise known in the art. Bacterial compositions may contain at least two types of these exemplary bacteria, including strains of the same species. For instance, a bacterial composition may comprise at least 2, at least 3, at least 4, at least 5, at least 6, at least 7, at least 8, at least 9, at least 10, at least 11, at least 12, at least 13, at least 14, at least 15, at least 16, at least 17, at least 18, at least 19, or at least 20 or more than 20 types of bacteria, as defined by above species or operational taxonomic unit (OTU) encompassing such species. Bacterial compositions may consist essentially of no greater than a number of types of these bacteria. For instance, a bacterial composition may comprise no more than 2, no more than 3, no more than 4, no more than 5, no more than 6, no more than 7, no more than 8, no more than 9, no more than 10, no more than 11, no more than 12, no more than 13, no more than 14, no more than 15, no more than 16, no more than 17, no more than 18, no more than 19, or no more than 20 types of bacteria, as defined by above species or operational taxonomic unit (OTU) encompassing such species. Bacterial compositions may consist essentially of a range of numbers of species of these bacteria, but the precise number of species in a given composition is not known. For instance, a bacterial composition may consist essentially of between 2 and 10, 3 and 10, 4 and 10, 5 and 10, 6 and 10, 7 and 10, 8 and 10, or 9 and 10; or 2 and 9, 3 and 9, 4 and 9, 5 and 9, 6 and 9, 7 and 8 or 8 and 9; or 2 and 8, 3 and 8, 4 and 8, 5 and 8, 6 and 8 or 7 and 8; or 2 and 7, 3 and 7, 4 and 7, 5 and 7, or 6 and 7; or 2 and 6, 3 and 6, 4 and 6 or 5 and 6; or 2 and 5, 3 and 5 or 4 and 5; or 2 and 4 or 3 and 4; or 2 and 3, as defined by above species or operational taxonomic unit (OTU) encompassing such species. Bacterial compositions containing a plurality of species may be provided such that the relative concentration of a given species in the composition to any other species in the composition is known or unknown. Such relative concentrations of any two species, or OTUs, may be expressed as a ratio, where the ratio of a first species or OTU to a second species or OTU is 1 : 1 or any ratio other than 1 : 1, such as 1 :2, 1 :3, 1 :4, 1 :5, 1 :6, 1 :7, 1 :8, 1 :9, 1 : 10, 1 : 15, 1 :20, 1 :25; 1 :50; 1 :75, 1 : 100, 1 :200, 1 :500; 1 : 1000, 1 : 10,000, 1 : 100,000 or greater than 1 : 100,000. The ratio of bacterial OTUs present in a bacterial composition may be determined by the ratio of the bacterial OTUs in a reference mammalian subject, e.g., a healthy human not suffering from or at known risk of developing a dysbiosis.
[0051] In embodiments, the bacterial populations contain combinations of at least two distinct species, strains or OTUs. For example, bacterial compositions include 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 or more than 50 bacterial entities provided below.
[0052] In some embodiments, the composition comprises or consists essentially of species selected from the group consisting of Akkermansia muciniphila, Alistipes putredinis, Alistipes shahii, Alkaliphilus metalliredigenes, Alkaliphilus oremlandii, Anaerococcus hydrogenalis, Anaerofustis stercorihominis, Anaerotruncus colihominis, Bacillus
alcalophilus, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus circulans, Bacteroides cellulosilyticus, Bacteroides coprocola, Bacteroides coprophilus, Bacteroides dorei, Bacteroides fmegoldii, Bacteroides intestinalis, Bacteroides pectinophilus, Bacteroides plebeius, Bacteroides xylanisolvens, Bifidobacterium catenulatum, Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum, Bilophila wadsworthia, Blautia hansenii, Blautia hydrogenotrophica, Blautia luti, Blautia wexlerae, Bryantella formatexigens, Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens, Campylobacter concisus, Campylobacter curvus, Catenibacterium mitsuokai, Clostridium asparagiforme, Clostridium bartlettii, Clostridium bolteae, Clostridium citroniae, Clostridium hathewayi, Clostridium hiranonis, Clostridium hylemonae, Clostridium lavalense, Clostridium methylpentosum, Clostridium nexile, Clostridium orbiscindens, Clostridium saccharolyticum, Clostridium sticklandii, Dorea formicigenerans, Dorea longicatena, Eubacterium dolichum, Eubacterium yurii, Filifactor alocis, Finegoldia magna, Flavonifractor plautii, Holdemania filiformis, Lactobacillus amylolyticus, Lactobacillus gasseri, Lactobacillus johnsonii, Lactobacillus salivarius, Odoribacter laneus, Odoribacter splanchnicus, Oxalobacter formigenes, Parabacteroides johnsonii, Parabacteroides merdae, Parasutterella excrementihominis, Parvimonas micra, Peptostreptococcus anaerobius, Peptostreptococcus stomatis, Prevotella copri, Prevotella oralis, Prevotella salivae, Pseudoflavonifractor capillosus, Roseburia inulinivorans,
Ruminococcus gnavus, Shigella flexneri, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus anginosus, Streptococcus salivarius, Streptococcus thermophilus, Subdoligranulum variabile, Sutterella wadsworthensis, and Veillonella parvula.
[0053] In some embodiments, the composition comprises or consists essentially of species selected from the group consisting of Acidaminococcus intestinalis, Adlercreutzia equolifaciens, Akkermansia muciniphila, Alistipes putredinis, Alistipes shahii, Alkaliphilus metalliredigenes, Alkaliphilus oremlandii, Anaerococcus hydrogenalis, Anaerofustis stercorihominis, Anaerostipes caccae, Anaerotruncus colihominis, Bacillus alcalophilus, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus circulans, Bacteroides caccae, Bacteroides cellulosilyticus,
Bacteroides coprocola, Bacteroides coprophilus, Bacteroides dorei, Bacteroides eggerthii, Bacteroides fmegoldii, Bacteroides fragilis, Bacteroides intestinalis, Bacteroides ovatus, Bacteroides pectinophilus, Bacteroides plebeius, Bacteroides stercoris, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Bacteroides uniformis, Bacteroides vulgatus, Bacteroides xylanisolvens, Barnesiella intestinihominis, Bifidobacterium adolescentis, Bifidobacterium catenulatum, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum, Bilophila wadsworthia, Blautia hansenii, Blautia hydrogenotrophica, Blautia luti, Blautia producta, Blautia wexlerae, Bryantella formatexigens, Butyrivibrio crossotus, Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens, Campylobacter concisus, Campylobacter curvus, Catenibacterium mitsuokai, Clostridium asparagiforme, Clostridium bartlettii, Clostridium bifermentans, Clostridium bolteae, Clostridium celatum, Clostridium citroniae, Clostridium clostridioforme, Clostridium hathewayi, Clostridium hiranonis, Clostridium hylemonae, Clostridium indolis, Clostridium innocuum, Clostridium lavalense, Clostridium leptum, Clostridium methylpentosum, Clostridium nexile, Clostridium orbiscindens, Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium ramosum, Clostridium saccharolyticum, Clostridium scindens, Clostridium sordellii, Clostridium sp, Clostridium spiroforme, Clostridium sporogenes, Clostridium sticklandii, Clostridium symbiosum, Clostridium tetani, Collinsella aerofaciens, Coprococcus catus, Coprococcus comes, Coprococcus eutactus, Desulfovibrio piger, Dorea formicigenerans, Dorea longicatena, Enterococcus durans, Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus hirae, Escherichia coli,
Eubacterium biforme, Eubacterium cylindroides, Eubacterium dolichum, Eubacterium eligens, Eubacterium hadrum, Eubacterium hallii, Eubacterium limosum, Eubacterium rectale, Eubacterium siraeum, Eubacterium ventriosum, Eubacterium yurii, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Filifactor alocis, Finegoldia magna, Flavonifractor plautii, Holdemania filiformis, Lactobacillus amylolyticus, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus gasseri, Lactobacillus johnsonii, Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus reuteri, Lactobacillus salivarius, Odoribacter laneus, Odoribacter splanchnicus, Oxalobacter formigenes, Parabacteroides distasonis, Parabacteroides johnsonii, Parabacteroides merdae, Parasutterella excrementihominis, Parvimonas micra, Peptostreptococcus anaerobius, Peptostreptococcus stomatis, Prevotella copri, Prevotella oralis, Prevotella salivae, Pseudof avonifractor capillosus, Roseburia faecis, Roseburia intestinalis, Roseburia inulinivorans, Ruminococcus bromii, Ruminococcus gnavus, Ruminococcus lactaris, Ruminococcus obeum, Ruminococcus torques, Shigella flexneri, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus pasteuri, Staphylococcus warneri, Streptococcus anginosus, Streptococcus mitis, Streptococcus salivarius, Streptococcus thermophilus, Subdoligranulum variabile, Sutterella wadsworthensis, and VeiUonella parvula.
[0054] In some embodiments, the composition comprises or consists essentially of species selected from the group consisting of Acidaminococcus intestinalis, Adlercreutzia equolifaciens, Anaerostipes caccae, Bacteroides ovatus, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Bacteroides vulgatus, Bamesiella intestinihominis, Bifidobacterium adolescentis,
Bifidobacterium longum, Blautia producta, Clostridium bifermentans, Clostridium indolis, Clostridium innocuum, Clostridium ramosum, Collinsella aerofaciens, Dorea longicatena, Enterococcus durans, Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus hirae, Escherichia coli, Eubacterium eligens, Eubacterium limosum, Eubacterium rectale,
Eubacterium ventriosum, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus reuteri, Parabacteroides distasonis, Roseburia faecis, Roseburia intestinalis, Ruminococcus torques, Staphylococcus pasteuri, Staphylococcus warneri, and Streptococcus mitis.
[0055] In some embodiments, the composition comprises or consists essentially of species selected from the group consisting of Bacteroides ovatus, Bacteroides
thetaiotaomicron, Bacteroides vulgatus, Blautia producta, Clostridium bifermentans,
Clostridium innocuum, Clostridium ramosum, Enterococcus faecalis, and Escherichia coli.
[0056] In some embodiments, the composition comprises or consists essentially of species selected from the group consisting of Acidaminococcus intestinalis, Bacteroides ovatus, Bifidobacterium adolescentis, Bifidobacterium longum, Collinsella aerofaciens, Dorea longicatena, Escherichia coli, Eubacterium eligens, Eubacterium limosum,
Eubacterium rectale, Eubacterium ventriosum, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus paracasei, Parabacteroides distasonis, Roseburia faecis, Roseburia intestinalis, Ruminococcus torques, and Streptococcus mitis.
[0057] In some embodiments, the composition comprises or consists essentially of species selected from the group consisting of Adlercreutzia equolifaciens, Anaerostipes caccae, Bamesiella intestinihominis, Clostridium indolis, Enterococcus durans, Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus hirae, Lactobacillus reuteri, Staphylococcus pasteuri, and
Staphylococcus wameri. [0058] In some embodiments, the composition comprises or consists essentially of species selected from the group consisting of Anaerostipes caccae, Anaerotruncus
colihominis, Bacteroides uniformis, Barnesiella intestinihominis, Bryantella formatexigens, Butyrivibrio crossotus, Clostridium bolteae, Clostridium clostridioforme, Clostridium methylpentosum, Clostridium orbiscindens, Clostridium scindens, Coprococcus catus, Desulfovibrio piger, Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus hirae, Escherichia coli,
Lactobacillus amylolyticus, Lactobacillus gasseri, Lactobacillus johnsonii, Lactobacillus reuteri, Lactobacillus salivarius, Odoribacter laneus, Odoribacter splanchnicus,
Parabacteroides distasonis, Parasutterella excrementihominis, Prevotella oralis, Roseburia intestinalis, Ruminococcus lactaris, and Shigella flexneri.
[0059] In some embodiments, the composition comprises or consists essentially of species selected from the group consisting of Alkaliphilus metalliredigenes, Alkaliphilus oremlandii, Anaerococcus hydrogenalis, Anaerofustis stercorihominis, Anaerostipes caccae, Anaerotruncus colihominis, Bacillus alcalophilus, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus circulans, Blautia hansenii, Blautia hydrogenotrophica, Blautia luti, Blautia producta, Blautia wexlerae, Bryantella formatexigens, Butyrivibrio crossotus, Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens, Clostridium asparagiforme, Clostridium bartlettii, Clostridium bifermentans, Clostridium bolteae, Clostridium celatum, Clostridium citroniae, Clostridium clostridioforme, Clostridium hathewayi, Clostridium hiranonis, Clostridium hylemonae, Clostridium innocuum,
Clostridium lavalense, Clostridium leptum, Clostridium methylpentosum, Clostridium nexile, Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium ramosum, Clostridium saccharolyticum, Clostridium scindens, Clostridium sordellii, Clostridium sp, Clostridium spiroforme, Clostridium sporogenes, Clostridium sticklandii, Clostridium symbiosum, Clostridium tetani,
Coprococcus catus, Coprococcus comes, Coprococcus eutactus, Dorea formicigenerans, Dorea longicatena, Eubacterium biforme, Eubacterium cylindroides, Eubacterium dolichum, Eubacterium eligens, Eubacterium hadrum, Eubacterium hallii, Eubacterium limosum, Eubacterium rectale, Eubacterium siraeum, Eubacterium ventriosum, Eubacterium yurii, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Filifactor alocis, Finegoldia magna, Flavonifractor plautii, Oxalobacter formigenes, Parvimonas micra, Peptostreptococcus anaerobius,
Peptostreptococcus stomatis, Pseudoflavonifractor capillosus, Roseburia faecis, Roseburia intestinalis, Roseburia inulinivorans, Ruminococcus bromii, and Subdoligranulum variabile. [0060] In some embodiments, the composition comprises or consists essentially of species selected from the group consisting of Akkermansia muciniphila, Alistipes putredinis, Alistipes shahii, Anaerotruncus colihominis, Bacteroides caccae, Bacteroides cellulosilyticus, Bacteroides coprocola, Bacteroides coprophilus, Bacteroides dorei, Bacteroides eggerthii, Bacteroides finegoldii, Bacteroides fragilis, Bacteroides intestinalis, Bacteroides ovatus, Bacteroides pectinophilus, Bacteroides plebeius, Bacteroides stercoris, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Bacteroides uniformis, Bacteroides vulgatus, Bacteroides xylanisolvens, Bifidobacterium adolescentis, Bifidobacterium catenulatum, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum, Bilophila wadsworthia, Blautia hansenii, Butyrivibrio crossotus, Campylobacter concisus, Campylobacter curvus, Catenibacterium mitsuokai, Clostridium asparagiforme, Clostridium bartlettii, Clostridium bolteae, Clostridium leptum, Clostridium methylpentosum, Clostridium nexile, Clostridium scindens, Collinsella aerofaciens, Coprococcus comes, Coprococcus eutactus, Dorea formicigenerans, Dorea longicatena, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Eubacterium biforme, Eubacterium eligens, Eubacterium hallii, Eubacterium rectale, Eubacterium siraeum, Eubacterium ventriosum, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Holdemania filiformis, Lactobacillus gasseri, Odoribacter splanchnicus, Parabacteroides distasonis, Parabacteroides johnsonii,
Parabacteroides merdae, Prevotella copri, Prevotella salivae, Pseudoflavonifractor capillosus, Roseburia intestinalis, Roseburia inulinivorans, Ruminococcus bromii, Ruminococcus gnavus, Ruminococcus lactaris, Ruminococcus obeum, Ruminococcus torques,
Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus anginosus, Streptococcus mitis, Streptococcus salivarius, Streptococcus thermophilus, Subdoligranulum variabile, Sutterella
wadsworthensis, and Veillonella parvula.
[0061] In some embodiments, the composition comprises or consists essentially of species selected from the group consisting of Acidaminococcus intestinalis, Bacillus coagulans, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus subtilis, Bifidobacterium adolescentis,
Bifidobacterium animalis, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium infantis, Bifidobacterium longum, Clostridium butyricum, Enterococcus faecalis,
Enterococcus faecium, Escherichia coli, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus brevis, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus gasseri, Lactobacillus helveticus, Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus plantarum,
Lactobacillus reuteri, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus salivarius, Lactococcus lactis, Pediococcus acidilactici, and Streptococcus thermophiles. [0062] In some embodiments, the composition comprises or consists essentially of species selected from the group consisting of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus pumilis, Bacillus subtilis, Bifidobacterium animalis, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium thermophilum, Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus brevis, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactococcus lactis, Pediococcus acidilactici, Pediococcus pentosaceus, Propionibacterium freudenreichii, and
Rhodopseudomonas palustris.
[0063] In some embodiments, the composition does not include at least one species selected from a group as detected by assays well known to one of skill in the art, e.g., 16S sequencing. The group includes the following species: Bacillus anthracis, Clostridium botulinum, Francisella tularensis, Yersinia pestis, Brucella abortus, Brucella canis, Brucella ceti, Brucella melitensis, Brucella microti, Brucella ovis, Brucella sp. 83/13, Brucella sp. BOl, Brucella suis, Burkholderia mallei, Burkholderia pseudomallei, Campylobacter jejuni, Chlamydia psittaci, Clostridium perfringens, Coxiella burnetii, Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Rickettsia prowazekii, Salmonella bongori, Salmonella enterica, Salmonella typhimurium, Shigella boydii, Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella flexneri, Shigella sonnei, Shigella sp. D9, Staphylococcus aureus, Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio fluvialis, Vibrio furnissii, Vibrio mimicus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio sp. RC341, Vibrio vulnificus, Yersinia enterocolitica, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Bifidobacterium dentium, Bordetella
bronchiseptica, Bordetella holmesii, Bordetella parapertussis, Bordetella pertussis, Borrelia afzelii, Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia crocidurae, Borrelia duttonii, Borrelia garinii, Borrelia hermsii, Borrelia hispanica, Borrelia persica, Borrelia recurrentis, Borrelia sp. NE49, Borrelia spielmanii, Borrelia turicatae, Borrelia valaisiana, Burkholderia ambifaria, Burkholderia cenocepacia, Burkholderia cepacia, Burkholderia multivorans, Burkholderia oklahomensis, Burkholderia rhizoxinica, Burkholderia sp. 383, Burkholderia xenovorans, Burkholderiales bacterium 1 1 47, Campylobacter coli, Campylobacter concisus, Campylobacter curvus, Campylobacter fetus, Campylobacter gracilis, Campylobacter hominis, Campylobacter lari, Campylobacter rectus, Campylobacter showae, Campylobacter sp. FOBRC14,
Campylobacter sp. FOBRC15, Campylobacter sp. oral clone BB120, Campylobacter sputorum, Campylobacter upsaliensis, Chlamydia muridarum, Chlamydia trachomatis, Chlamydophila pecorum, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Chlamydophila psittaci, Clostridium difficile, Corynebacterium amycolatum, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Corynebacterium jeikeium, Corynebacterium striatum, Corynebacterium urealyticum, Corynebacterium xerosis, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, Haemophilus ducreyi, Haemophilus influenzae, Helicobacter pylori, Klebsiella oxytoca, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Legionella hackeliae, Legionella longbeachae, Legionella pneumophila, Legionella sp. D3923, Legionella sp. D4088,
Legionella sp. H63, Legionella sp. NML 93L054, Legionella steelei, Leptospira
borgpetersenii, Leptospira broomii, Leptospira interrogans, Leptospira licerasiae, Listeria grayi, Listeria welshimeri, Mycobacterium abscessus, Mycobacterium africanum,
Mycobacterium alsiensis, Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium chelonae, Mycobacterium colombiense, Mycobacterium elephantis, Mycobacterium gordonae, Mycobacterium intracellulare, Mycobacterium kansasii, Mycobacterium lacus, Mycobacterium leprae, Mycobacterium lepromatosis, Mycobacterium mageritense, Mycobacterium mantenii, Mycobacterium marinum, Mycobacterium microti, Mycobacterium neoaurum,
Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum, Mycobacterium paraterrae, Mycobacterium phlei, Mycobacterium seoulense, Mycobacterium smegmatis, Mycobacterium ulcerans,
Mycobacterium vulneris, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Neisseria meningitidis, Orientia
tsutsugamushi, Rickettsia akari, Rickettsia conorii, Rickettsia rickettsii, Rickettsia slovaca, Rickettsia typhi, Streptococcus pyogenes, Treponema denticola, Treponema lecithinolyticum, Treponema pallidum, Treponema parvum, Treponema putidum, Treponema refringens, Treponema socranskii, Treponema vincentii, Yersinia aldovae, Yersinia aleksiciae, Yersinia bercovieri, Yersinia frederiksenii, Yersinia intermedia, Yersinia kristensenii, Yersinia mollaretii, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, Yersinia rohdei, Abiotrophia defectiva, Acetivibrio ethanolgignens, Acinetobacter baumannii, Acinetobacter junii, Acinetobacter radioresistens, Aeromonas allosaccharophila, Aeromonas enteropelogenes, Aeromonas jandaei, Aeromonas trota, Alcaligenes faecalis, Alistipes putredinis, Anaerococcus prevotii, Anaerococcus vaginalis, Anaerostipes caccae, Arcobacter butzleri, Bacillus cereus, Bacteroides caccae, Bacteroides coagulans, Bacteroides coprocola, Bacteroides eggerthii, Bacteroides fragilis, Bacteroides helcogenes, Bacteroides massiliensis, Bacteroides nordii, Bacteroides ovatus, Bacteroides plebeius, Bacteroides pyogenes, Bacteroides salyersiae, Bacteroides stercoris, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Bacteroides uniformis, Bacteroides ureolyticus, Bacteroides vulgatus, Bartonella quintana, Bilophila wadsworthia, Cedecea davisae, Citrobacter amalonaticus, Citrobacter braakii, Citrobacter farmeri, Citrobacter freundii, Citrobacter gillenii, Citrobacter koseri, Citrobacter murliniae, Citrobacter rodentium, Citrobacter sedlakii, Citrobacter sp. 30 2, Citrobacter sp. KMSI-3, Citrobacter werkmanii, Citrobacter youngae, Clostridium aldenense, Clostridium argentinense, Clostridium baratii, Clostridium bartlettii, Clostridium beijerinckii, Clostridium bifermentans, Clostridium bolteae, Clostridium butyricum, Clostridium cadaveris, Clostridium carnis, Clostridium chauvoei, Clostridium citroniae, Clostridium clostridioforme, Clostridium colinum, Clostridium fallax, Clostridium ghonii, Clostridium glycolicum, Clostridium haemolyticum, Clostridium histolyticum, Clostridium indolis, Clostridium innocuum, Clostridium limosum, Clostridium
malenominatum, Clostridium novyi, Clostridium oroticum, Clostridium paraputrificum, Clostridium piliforme, Clostridium ramosum, Clostridium sardiniense, Clostridium septicum, Clostridium sordellii, Clostridium sphenoides, Clostridium sporogenes, Clostridium subterminale, Clostridium symbiosum, Clostridium tertium, Clostridium tetani, Collinsella aerofaciens, Corynebacterium accolens, Corynebacterium argentoratense, Corynebacterium bovis, Corynebacterium confusum, Corynebacterium coyleae, Corynebacterium falsenii, Corynebacterium glucuronolyticum, Corynebacterium imitans, Corynebacterium macginleyi, Corynebacterium mastitidis, Corynebacterium matruchotii, Corynebacterium minutissimum, Corynebacterium mucifaciens, Corynebacterium propinquum, Corynebacterium
pseudodiphtheriticum, Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, Corynebacterium renale, Corynebacterium resistens, Corynebacterium riegelii, Corynebacterium simulans,
Corynebacterium sundsvallense, Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum, Corynebacterium ulcerans, Cronobacter malonaticus, Cronobacter sakazakii, Cronobacter turicensis, Dialister invisus, Dialister micraerophilus, Dialister microaerophilus, Dialister pneumosintes, Dialister propionicifaciens, Edwardsiella tarda, Eggerthella lenta, Eggerthella sinensis, Eggerthella sp. 1_3_56FAA, Eggerthella sp. HGA1, Eggerthella sp. YY7918, Enterobacter aerogenes, Enterobacter asburiae, Enterobacter cancerogenus, Enterobacter cloacae, Enterobacter cowanii, Enterobacter hormaechei, Enterococcus avium, Enterococcus casseliflavus,
Enterococcus durans, Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus gallinarum, Enterococcus hirae, Enterococcus raffmosus, Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, Erysipelothrix tonsillarum, Escherichia albertii, Escherichia fergusonii, Escherichia hermannii, Escherichia vulneris, Eubacterium brachy, Eubacterium contortum, Eubacterium infirmum, Eubacterium limosum, Eubacterium moniliforme, Eubacterium nitritogenes, Eubacterium nodatum, Eubacterium saphenum, Eubacterium tenue, Eubacterium tortuosum, Eubacterium
ventriosum, Eubacterium yurii, Ewingella americana, Facklamia hominis, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Filifactor alocis, Finegoldia magna, Fusobacterium canifelinum, Fusobacterium gonidiaformans, Fusobacterium mortiferum, Fusobacterium naviforme, Fusobacterium necrogenes, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Fusobacterium periodonticum, Fusobacterium russii, Fusobacterium ulcerans, Fusobacterium varium, Gardnerella vaginalis, Gemella haemolysans, Gemella morbillorum, Gemella sanguinis, Gordonia bronchialis, Gordonia sputi, Gordonia terrae, Granulicatella adiacens, Granulicatella elegans, Grimontia hollisae, Haemophilus aegyptius, Haemophilus parahaemolyticus, Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Haemophilus paraphrophaemolyticus, Haemophilus parasuis, Hafnia alvei, Helicobacter bilis, Helicobacter canadensis, Helicobacter cinaedi, Helicobacter pullorum, Histophilus somni, Johnsonella ignava, Jonquetella anthropi, Kerstersia gyiorum, Kingella denitrificans, Kingella kingae, Kingella oralis, Klebsiella sp. 1 1 55, Klebsiella sp. AS10, Klebsiella sp. Co9935, Klebsiella sp. enrichment culture clone SRC DSD25, Klebsiella sp. MS 92-3, Klebsiella sp. OBRC7, Klebsiella sp. SP-BA, Klebsiella sp. SRC DSD 1, Klebsiella sp. SRC DSD11, Klebsiella sp. SRC DSD 12, Klebsiella sp. SRC DSD 15, Klebsiella sp. SRC DSD2, Klebsiella sp. SRC DSD6, Klebsiella variicola, Kluyvera ascorbata, Kluyvera cryocrescens, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactococcus garvieae, Laribacter hongkongensis, Leptotrichia buccalis, Listeria innocua, Listeria ivanovii, Macrococcus caseolyticus, Mannheimia haemolytica, Megasphaera elsdenii, Mitsuokella multacida, Mobiluncus curtisii, Mobiluncus mulieris, Moellerella wisconsensis, Mogibacterium neglectum, Mogibacterium pumilum, Mogibacterium timidum, Moraxella catarrhalis, Moraxella osloensis, Morganella morganii, Morococcus cerebrosus, Moryella indoligenes, Mycobacterium sp. 1761, Mycobacterium sp. 1776, Mycobacterium sp. 1781, Mycobacterium sp. 1791, Mycobacterium sp. 1797,
Mycobacterium sp. AQ1GA4, Mycobacterium sp. B 10-07.09.0206, Mycobacterium sp. GN- 10546, Mycobacterium sp. GN-10827, Mycobacterium sp. GN-11124, Mycobacterium sp. GN-9188, Mycobacterium sp. GR-2007-210, Mycobacterium sp. HE5, Mycobacterium sp. NLA001000736, Mycobacterium sp. W, Mycoplasma agalactiae, Mycoplasma
amphoriforme, Mycoplasma arthritidis, Mycoplasma bovoculi, Mycoplasma faucium, Mycoplasma fermentans, Mycoplasma fiocculare, Mycoplasma genitalium, Mycoplasma hominis, Mycoplasma orale, Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae, Mycoplasma penetrans,
Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Mycoplasma putrefaciens, Mycoplasma salivarium, Myroides odoratimimus, Neisseria bacilliformis, Neisseria elongata, Neisseria flavescens, Neisseria mucosa, Neisseria sicca, Neisseria subflava, Neorickettsia risticii, Neorickettsia sennetsu, Nocardia brasiliensis, Nocardia cyriacigeorgica, Nocardia farcinica, Nocardiopsis
dassonvillei, Ochrobactrum anthropi, Ochrobactrum intermedium, Odoribacter splanchnicus, Olsenella profusa, Olsenella uli, Pantoea agglomerans, Parabacteroides distasonis,
Parabacteroides goldsteinii, Parvimonas micra, Pasteurella bettyae, Pasteurella dagmatis, Pasteurella multocida, Peptococcus niger, Peptoniphilus asaccharolyticus, Peptoniphilus harei, Peptoniphilus indolicus, Peptoniphilus ivorii, Peptoniphilus lacrimalis, Peptostreptococcus stomatis, Photorhabdus asymbiotica, Plesiomonas shigelloides,
Porphyromonas asaccharolytica, Porphyromonas endodontalis, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Porphyromonas levii, Porphyromonas macacae, Porphyromonas somerae, Porphyromonas uenonis, Prevotella albensis, Prevotella bergensis, Prevotella bivia, Prevotella buccae, Prevotella buccalis, Prevotella corporis, Prevotella denticola, Prevotella disiens, Prevotella heparinolytica, Prevotella intermedia, Prevotella loescheii, Prevotella marshii, Prevotella melaninogenica, Prevotella multiformis, Prevotella multisaccharivorax, Prevotella nanceiensis, Prevotella nigrescens, Prevotella oralis, Prevotella oris, Prevotella pallens, Prevotella ruminicola, Prevotella tannerae, Propionibacterium acnes, Propionibacterium avidum, Propionibacterium granulosum, Proteus mirabilis, Proteus penneri, Proteus vulgaris, Providencia alcalifaciens, Providencia rettgeri, Providencia rustigianii, Providencia stuartii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas mendocina, Pseudomonas putida, Pseudoramibacter alactolyticus, Ralstonia pickettii, Raoultella ornithinolytica, Rhodococcus equi, Roseburia faecis, Roseomonas cervicalis, Roseomonas mucosa, Rothia dentocariosa, Rothia
mucilaginosa, Selenomonas artemidis, Selenomonas dianae, Selenomonas flueggei,
Selenomonas infelix, Selenomonas noxia, Serratia liquefaciens, Serratia marcescens, Serratia proteamaculans, Slackia exigua, Sphingobacterium multivorum, Sphingobacterium spiritivorum, Staphylococcus auricularis, Staphylococcus capitis, Staphylococcus caprae, Staphylococcus carnosus, Staphylococcus cohnii, Staphylococcus condimenti,
Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus equorum, Staphylococcus fleurettii,
Staphylococcus haemolyticus, Staphylococcus hominis, Staphylococcus lugdunensis, Staphylococcus pasteuri, Staphylococcus pseudintermedius, Staphylococcus saccharolyticus, Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Staphylococcus sciuri, Staphylococcus succinus,
Staphylococcus vitulinus, Staphylococcus warneri, Staphylococcus xylosus,
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Streptobacillus moniliformis, Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus alactolyticus, Streptococcus anginosus, Streptococcus australis, Streptococcus bovis, Streptococcus canis, Streptococcus constellatus, Streptococcus cristatus, Streptococcus downei, Streptococcus dysgalactiae, Streptococcus equi, Streptococcus equinus,
Streptococcus gallolyticus, Streptococcus gordonii, Streptococcus infantarius, Streptococcus infantis, Streptococcus intermedius, Streptococcus lutetiensis, Streptococcus massiliensis, Streptococcus milleri, Streptococcus mitis, Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus
oligofermentans, Streptococcus oralis, Streptococcus parasanguinis, Streptococcus pasteurianus, Streptococcus peroris, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus porcinus, Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae, Streptococcus pseudoporcinus, Streptococcus ratti, Streptococcus salivarius, Streptococcus sanguinis, Streptococcus sinensis, Streptococcus suis, Streptococcus thermophilus, Streptococcus uberis, Streptococcus urinalis, Streptococcus vestibularis, Streptococcus viridans, Sutterella wadsworthensis, Tannerella forsythia, Tatlockia micdadei, Tatumella ptyseos, Tissierella praeacuta, Tropheryma whipplei,
Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens, Ureaplasma parvum, Ureaplasma urealyticum, Vagococcus fluvialis, and Veillonella parvula.
[0064] In some embodiments the preparations, e.g., compositions are formulated as pharmaceutical preparations for oral, topical, nasal, respiratory, parenteral, intraperitoneal, intravenous, intraarterial, transdermal, sublingual, intramuscular, rectal, transbuccal, vaginal, intraocular, subcutaneous, intraadiposal, iintraarticular, intrathecal administration. In some embodiments, the formulation is a slow release formulation. In some embodiments, the compositions are formulated as medical foods, nutritional or dietary supplements, food products or beverage products. Formulations are described in more detail herein.
Methods of treating immune system diseases and disorders
[0065] Described herein are methods of treating, preventing or reducing the severity of at least one symptom associated with an immune system disorder in a subject, e.g., a human subject, in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject or if the subject is a fetus, to the mother thereof, an effective amount of a preparation comprising a first isolated bacterial population. Included are methods to reduce the time and/or severity of a symptom of an immune disorder.
[0066] The immune system disorders, e.g., diseases and symptoms include diseases such as autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, or allergic diseases, and symptoms accompanying organ transplants (these diseases and symptoms may hereinafter also be referred to as "the diseases, etc."). A preparation comprising a first isolated bacterial population can treat at least one of the above diseases, for example, ameliorating at least one sign or symptom. In general, a sign is a medical fact, generally observed by a health care professional. A symptom is generally a subjective experience of the subject. In some cases, diagnosis of a condition is based on a combination of signs and symptoms.
[0067] In some embodiments, the immune disorders are associated with aberrant proinflammatory T cells (i.e., Thl7 cells). In addition, because Thl7 cells in a mother can exert a pathological effect on a fetus in utero, provided are bacterial compositions and methods to be administered to pregnant women to reduce pathological Thl7 activity and pathological immune changes resulting therefrom.
[0068] In some embodiments, the disease is an autoimmune disease. In some cases, the disease is accompanied by inflammation that may be induced by excessive production of a cytokine (for example, IL-1 (e.g., IL-Ιβ), IL-4, IL-6, IL-17, TNF-alpha, or IL-6) due to immune reaction with respect to antigen or a microbial molecule or product that stimulates an innate response. Accordingly, a preparation comprising a first isolated bacterial population described hereincan,e g., reduce expression or the presence of a cytokine associated with inflammation or otherwise reduce or inhibit inflammation associated with an autoimmune disease, inflammatory disease, allergic disease or like diseases; or inflammation induced by an organ transplant or the like.
[0069] An autoimmune disease that may be treated or prevented using a composition described herein can include various morbid conditions accompanied by one or more signs or symptoms in various body parts. For example, autoimmune diseases may include that may be treated or prevented using a composition described herein include, but are not limited to, an autoimmune disease affecting a specific organ, for example, an autoimmune disease of the cranial nervous system, an autoimmune disease of blood circulatory system, and an autoimmune disease of bowel/digestive (gastrointestinal) system.
[0070] Examples of cranial nervous system autoimmune diseases include, but are not limited to, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and multiple sclerosis.
Examples of blood circulatory system autoimmune diseases include, but are not limited to, arteriosclerosis. Examples of bowel/digestive system autoimmune diseases include, but are not limited to, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, microscopic colitis and celiac disease. Autoimmune diseases of other body parts or organs, for example, chronic nephritis, chronic inflammatory pulmonary disease, etc. and systemic autoimmune diseases, for example, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, etc., are also included. The autoimmune diseases include rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis.
[0071] An inflammatory disease can include various inflammatory conditions accompanied by one or more signs or symptoms in at least one body part. For example, an inflammatory disease may include one or more of alterative inflammation, exudative inflammation, and hyperplastic inflammation. The inflammatory disease may be acute or chronic. For example, inflammatory diseases include, but are not limited to, inflammatory diseases of specific organs such as cranial nervous system inflammatory diseases, blood circulatory system inflammatory diseases, bowel/digestive system inflammatory diseases, and the like.
[0072] In some embodiments, an allergic disease that can be treated using a composition described herein is accompanied by inflammation, i.e., at least one sign or symptom of inflammation. Specific examples of allergic diseases include, but are not limited to, contact dermatitis accompanied by Type IV reaction (delayed allergic reaction) according to Coombs classification; and, although they are not classified into Type IV, allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma, atopic dermatitis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, and hay fever accompanied by inflammation.
[0073] In other embodiments, the methods described herein are used to treat symptoms accompanying an organ transplant including, but are not limited to, symptoms (preferably inflammation) accompanying organ transplants that occur between the organ donors and the organ recipients due to immune response. Specific examples of morbid conditions of the symptoms accompanying organ transplants include, but are not limited to, graft-versus-host disease, and acute and chronic rejection responses.
[0074] The target diseases of the present invention include various diseases of various subjects, e.g., animals. In some embodiments, the diseases are diseases of human or nonhuman mammals such as apes, mice, rats, canine, rabbits, bovine, and horses. In one embodiment, the diseases are of mice. In one embodiments, the diseases are human diseases.
[0075] In some embodiments, the preparation, e.g., bacterial composition modulates (e.g., increases or decreases) the population of at least one native enteric bacterial OTU present in the human subject being treated. A native enteric bacterial OTU is one that is present in the subject before treatement. The native enteric bacterial OTU may be detected before treatment. In some embodiments, the native enteric bacterial OTU is present, but not necessarily detectable before treatmen. In the case of an increase, the increase can be, in some embodiments, an increase is in the amount of a bacterial OTU that is present in the composition. In some embodiments, the bacterial OTU is not present in the composition. Gastrointestinal permeability
[0076] Provided are preparations, e.g., bacterial compositions and methods that modulate (e.g., decrease) gastrointestinal permeability, e.g., compositions comprising at least one, two, three, four, five, six eight, ten, twelve, fifteen, twenty, or more OTUs selected from Table 1 , Table 3, Table 4, Table 7 and/or Table 8. Compositions can be derived from known network ecologies, e.g., core network ecologies as exemplified in Tables 4, 5a-c, and 6.
[0077] Decreased gut permeability is demonstrated by methods known in the art, such as a lactulose-mannitol test, wherein a subject is given a solution containing mannitol and lactulose and urine is collected for six hours and tested. Lactulose (a disacharride) and Mannitol (a monosaccharide) are two water soluble, non-metabolised sugar molecules.
Mannitol is easily absorbed, passively penetrating cells, whilst Lactulose, with a larger molecular weight and size, is only partially absorbed by a healthy gut. If the levels of mannitol and lactulose in the collected urine sample are high it is indicative of leaky gut syndrome. Low levels of both molecules indicate malabsorption of nutrients. High levels of mannitol and low levels of lactulose indicate that the person has normal gastrointestinal (GI) barrier function.
[0078] Also provided are methods of digestive stool analysis, which includes the testing of fecal material for digestive function, the extent to which lipids, proteins, carbohydrates and other nutrients are absorbed in the small intestine and colon, as well as for the presence of Candida or other bacterial infections, dysbiosis (imbalance in intestinal bacteria), parasitic infection and other indicators of digestive dysfunction. Also measured are the improvements in bowel function caused by the administration of the bacterial compositions of the present invention, as measured by decreased diarrhea, decreased leaky gut syndrome, increased solid stool, increased production of 5 -hydroxy-tryptophan and 5-hydroxytryptamine and 2-methyl- 5-hydroxytryptamine, and other neurotransmitter precursors that can be made by bacterial populations (serotonin precursors).
Co-formulation and co-administration
[0079] In some embodiments, a bacterial composition described herein is co-formulated and/or co-administered with a pharmacological agent, e.g., an agent that modulates inflammation and/or affects the gastrointestinal tract. In another embodiment, the
pharmacological agent modulates a metabolic function of the subject. [0080] In another embodiment, the co-formulated substance is an allergen, e.g., an antigen, with the purpose of inducing immunologic tolerance to said antigen. An exemplary listing of potential antigens (i.e., allergens)or organisms from which allergens can be derived includes: mites (mite house dust) such as Dermatophagoides farina; mite house dust, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus; Mite Acarus siro, food/storage mite, house dust Blomia tropicalis mite, storage Chortoglyphus arcuates mite, house dust Euroglyphus maynei Mite, Lepidoglyphus Food/Storage destructor Mite, Tyrophagus Food/Storage putrescentiae Mite, House Dust Glycyphagus domesticus, and other allergens, for example Venoms Bumble Bee Bombus spp., Venom European Hornet Vespa crabro, Venom Honey Bee Apis mellifera, Venom Mixed Hornet Dolichovespula, Venom spp Mixed Paper Polistes spp., Wasp Venom Mixed Yellow Vespula spp., Jacket Venom White (bald)- Dolichovespula faced Hornet maculate, Venom Yellow Hornet Dolichovespula, Venom arenaria Insects Ant, Carpenter Camponotus pennsylvanicus Ant, Fire Solenopsis invicta Ant, Fire Solenopsis richteri Cockroach, Periplaneta americana, Blattella germanica, Blatta orientalis, Oriental horse fly Tabanus spp., Musca domestica, Mayfly Ephemeroptera spp., Mosquito Culicidae sp., Moth Heterocera spp., epithelia, dander, hair, feathers, e.g., from Serinus canaria, at epithelia from Felis catus (domesticus), Cattle Epithelia Bos Taurus, Chicken Feathers Gallus gallus (domesticus), Dog Epithelia, Canis familiaris Mixed Breeds, Duck Feathers Anas
platyrhynchos, Gerbil Epithelia Meriones unguiculatus, Goat Epithelia Capra hircus, Goose Feathers Anser domesticus, Guinea Pig Cavia porcellus Epithelia (cobaya), Hamster Epithelia Mesocricetus auratus, Hog Epithelia Sus scrofa, Horse Epithelia Equus caballus, Mouse Epithelia Mus musculus, Parakeet Feathers Psittacidae spp., Pigeon Feathers Columba fasciata, Rabbit Epithelia Oryctolagus cuniculus, Rat Spithelia Rettus norvegicus Wool, Sheep Ovis aries Dander, cat dander/antigen, Felis catus; dog dander, Canis familiaris (e.g., Mixed-Breed Poodle Dander, Canis familiaris), Fungi Acremonium, Cephalosporium strictum acremonium, Alternaria, Alternaria alternate tenuis, Aspergillus, Aspergillus amstelodami glaucus, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus furmigatus, Aspergillus nidulans, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus terreus, Aspergillus versicolor, Aureobasidium Pullularia pullulans pullulans, Bipolaris Drechslera sorokiniana sorokiniana, Helminthosporium sativum, Botrytis cinerea, Candida albicans, Chaetomium globosum, Cladosporium herbarum, Cladosporium Hormodendrum sphaerospermum hordei, Drechslere Curvularia spicifera spicifera, Epicoccum, Epicoccum nigrum purpurascens, Epidermophyton floccosum, Fusarium moniliforme, Fusarium solani, Geotrichum, Oospora lactis candidum, Gliocladium, Gliocladium viride deliquescens, Helminthosporium, Spondylocladium solani atrovirens, Microsporum, Microsporum canis lanosum, Mucor, Mucor mucedo circinelloides f. circinelloides, Mucor, Mucor circinelloides f. racemosus lusitanicus, Mucor plumbeus, Mycogone perniciosa, Neurospor,a Neurospora intermedia sitophila, Monilia sitophila, Nigrospora oryzae, Paecilomyces variotii, Penicillium brevicompactum, Penicillium camembertii, Penicillium chrysogenum, Penicillium digitatum, Penicillium expensum, Penicillium notatum, Penicillium roquefortii, Phoma betae, Phomma, Phoma herbarum pigmentivora, Rhigopus oryzae, Rhizopus arrhizus, Rhizopus, Rhizopus stolonifer nigricans, Rhodotorula, Rhodotorula mucilaginosa rubra var. mucilaginosa, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Scopulariopsis brevicaulis, Serpula lacrymans, Merulius lacrymans, Setosphaeria
Exserohilum rostrata rostratum, Helminthosporium halodes, Stemphylium botryosum, Stemphylium solani, Trichoderma, Trichoderma harzianum viride, Trichophyton,
Trichophyton mentagrophytes interdigitale, Trichophyton rubrum, Trichothecium,
Cephalothecium roseum, roseum, Smuts Barley, Smut Ustilago nuda, Bermuda Grass Ustilago Smut cynodontis, Corn Smut Ustilago maydis, Johnson Grass Sporisorium Smut cruentum, Oat Smut Ustilago avenae ,Wheat Smut Ustilago tritici, Grass Pollens, Bahia Paspalum notatum, Bermuda Cynodon dactylon Blue, Canada Poa compressa Brome, Smooth Bromus inermis, Canary Phalaris arundinacea, Corn Zea mays Couch/Quack
Elytrigia repens (Agropyron repens), Johnson Sorghum halepense Kentucky Blue Poa pratensis Meadow Fescue Festuca pratensis (elatior) Oat, Cultivated Avena sativa Orchard Dactylis glomerata Red Top Agrostis gigantean (alba) Rye, Cultivated Secale cereale Rye, Giant Wild Leymus (Elymus) condensatus Rye, Italian Lolium perenne ssp. multifiorum Rye, Perennial Lolium perenne Sweet Vernal Anthoxanehum odoratum, Timothy Phleum pratense Velvet Holcus lanatus Wheat, Cultivated Triticum aestivum Wheatgrass, Elymus Western (Agropyron) smithii, Weed Pollens Allscale Atriplex polycarpa, Baccharis Baccharis halimifolia, Baccharis Baccharis sarothroides, Burrobrush Hymenoclea salsola, Careless Weed Amaranthus hybridus, Cocklebur Xanthium strumarium (commune) Dock, Yellow Rumex crispus, Dog Fennel Eupatorium capillifolium Goldenrod Solidago spp. Hemp, Western Amaranthus Water tuberculatus (Acnida tamariscina), Iodine Bush Allenrolfea occidentalis, Jerusalem Oak Chenopodium botrys Kochia/Firebush Kochia scoparia, Lambs Quarter Chenopodium album, Marsh Elder, Iva xanthifolia, Burweed Marsh Elder, Iva angustifolia Narrowleaf Marsh Elder, Iva annua Rough (ciliata) Mexican Tea Chenopodium ambrosioides, Mugwort, Artemisia Common vulgaris Mugwort, Artemisia Darkleaved ludoviciana, Nettle Urtica dioica, Palmer's Amaranthus Amaranth palmeri, Pigweed
Amaranthus Redroot/Rough retroflexus, Pigweed Spiny Amaranthus spinosus, Plantain English Plantago lanceolata, Poverty Weed Iva axillaris, Quailbrush Atriplex lentiformis, Rabbit Bush Ambrosia deltoidea, Ragweed Desert Ambrosia dumosa, Ragweed False Ambrosia acanthicarpa, Ragweed Giant Ambrosia trifida, Ragweed Short Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Ragweed Slender Ambrosia confertiflora, Ragweed Ambrosia Southern bidentata, Ragweed Ambrosia Western psilostachya, Russian Thistle Salsola kali (pestifer) Sage, Coastal Artemisia californica Sage, Pasture Artemisia frigida Sagebrush, Artemisia Common tridentate, Saltbush, Annual Atriplex wrightii, Shadscale Atriplex confertifolia, Sorrel, Red/Sheep Rumex acetosella, Wingscale Atriplex canescens, Wormwood, Artemisia annua Annual Tree Pollens Acacia Acacia spp., Alder, European Alnus glutinosa Alder, Red Alnus rubra Alder, Tag Alnus incana ssp. rugosa Alder, White Alnus rhombifolia Ash, Arizona Fraxinus velutina Ash, Green/Red Fraxinus pennsylvanica Ash, Oregon Fraxinus latifolia Ash, White Fraxinus Americana, Aspen Populus tremuloides, Bayberry Myrica cerifera Beech, American Fagus grandifolia (americana), Beefwood/ Australian Casuarina Pine equisetifolia Birch, Betula lenta, Black/Sweet Birch, European Betula pendula White Birch, Red/River Betula nigra Birch, Spring Betula occidentalis (fontinalis) Birch, White Betula populifolia Box Elder Acer negundo Cedar, Japanese Cryptomeria japonica Cedar, Mountain Juniperus ashei (sabinoides) Cedar, Red Juniperus virginiana Cedar, Salt Tamarix gallica Cottonwood, Populus Black balsamifera ssp. Trichocarpa Cottonwood, Populus Eastern deltoides Cottonwood, Populus Fremont fremontii Cottonwood, Rio Populus Grande wislizeni Cottonwood, Populus Western monilifera (sargentii) Cypress, Arizona Cupressus arizonica Cypress, Bald Taxodium distichum Cypress, Italian Cupressus sempervirens Elm, American Ulmus americana Elm, Cedar Ulmus crassifolia Elm, Siberian Ulmus pumila Eucalyptus Eucalyptus globulus Hackberry Celtis occidentalis Hazelnut Corylus americana Hazelnut, Corylus European avellana Hickory, Pignut Carya glabra Hickory, Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory, Carya laciniosa Shellbark Hickory, White Carya alba Juniper, Oneseed Juniperus monosperma Juniper, Pinchot Juniperus pinchotii Juniper, Rocky Juniperus Mountain scopulorum Juniper, Utah Juniperus osteosperma Juniper, Western Juniperus occidentalis Locust Blossom, Robinia Black pseudoacacia Mango Blossom Mangifera indica Maple, Coast Acer macrophyllum Maple, Red Acer rubrum Maple, Silver Acer saccharinum Maple, Sugar Acer saccharum Melaleuca Melaleuca quinquenervia (leucadendron) Mesquite Prosopis glandulosa (juliflora) Mulberry, Paper Broussonetia papyrifera Mulberry, Red Morus rubra Mulberry, White Morus alba Oak, Quercus Arizona/Gambel gambelii Oak, Black Quercus velutina Oak, Bur Quercus macrocarpa Oak, California Quercus Black kelloggii Oak, California Quercus Live agrifolia Oak, California Quercus lobata White/V alley Oak, English Quercus robur Oak, Holly Quercus ilex Oak, Post Quercus stellata Oak, Red Quercus rubra Oak, Scrub Quercus dumosa Oak, Virginia Quercus Live virginiana Oak, Water Quercus nigra Oak, Western Quercus White/Garry garryana Oak, White Quercus alba Olive Olea europaea Olive, Russian Elaeagnus angustifolia Orange Pollen Citrus sinensis Palm, Queen Arecastrum romanzoffianum (Cocos plumosa) Pecan Carya illinoensis Pepper Tree Schinus molle Pepper Schinus Tree/Florida terebinthifolius Holly Pine, Loblolly Pinus taeda Pine, Eastern Pinus strobus White Pine, Longleaf Pinus palustris Pine, Ponderosa Pinus ponderosa Pine, Slash Pinus elliottii Pine, Virginia Pinus virginiana Pine, Western Pinus monticola White Pine, Yellow Pinus echinata Poplar, Lombardy Populus nigra Poplar, White Populus alba Privet Ligustrum vulgare Sweet Gum Liquidambar styraciflua Sycamore, Platanus Eastern occidentalis Sycamore, Platanus Oriental orientalis Sycamore, Platanus Western racemosa Sycamore/London Platanus Plane acerifolia Walnut, Black Juglans nigra Walnut, Juglans California Black californica Walnut, English Juglans regia Willow, Arroyo Salix lasiolepis Willow, Black Salix nigra Willow, Pussy Salix discolor Flowers; Wild & Cultivated Daisy, Ox-Eye Chrysanthemum
leucanthemum, Dandelion Taraxacum officinale, Sunflower Helianthus annuus, Cultivated Farm Plant Pollens Alfalfa Medicago sativa, Castor Bean Ricinus communis Clover, Red Trifolium pratense Mustard Brassica spp., Sugar Beet Beta vulgaris, Plant Food Almond Prunus dulcis Apple Malus pumila, Apricot Prunus armeniaca, Banana Musa paradisiaca (sapientum), Barley Hordeum vulgare Bean, Lima Phaseolus lunatus Bean, Navy Phaseolus vulgaris Bean, Pinto Phaseolus sp. Bean, Red Kidney Phaseolus sp. Bean, Phaseolus String/Green vulgaris Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis, Blueberry Vaccinium sp., Broccoli Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum, Cabbage Brassica oleracea var. capitata, Cacao Bean Theobroma cacao, Cantaloupe Cucumis melo, Carrot Daucus carota, Cauliflower Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, Celery Apium graveolens var. dulce, Cherry Prunus sp., Cinnamon Cinnamomum verum, Coffee, Coffee Arabica, Corn Zea mays, Cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon, Cucumber Cucumis sativus, Garlic Allium sativum, Ginger Zingiber officinale, Grape Vitis sp., Grapefruit Citrus paradise, Hops Humulus lupulus, Lemon, Citrus limon, Lettuce Lactuca sativa, Malt Mushroom Agaricus campestris, Mustard Brassica sp., Nutmeg Myristica fragrans, Oat Avena sativa Olive, Green Olea europaea, Onion Allium cepa var. cepa, Orange Citrus sinensis Pea, Blackeye Vigna unguiculata Pea, Green Pisum sativum (English), Peach Prunus persica, Pear Pyrus communis Pepper, Black Piper nigrum Pepper, Green Capsicum annuum var. annuum Pineapple Ananas comosus Potato, Sweet Ipomoea batatas Potato, White Solanum tuberosum Raspberry Rubus idaeus var. idaeus, Rice Oryza sativa, Rye Secale cereal, Sesame Seed Sesamum orientale (indicum), Soybean Glycine max, Spinach, Spinacia oleracea, Squash, Yellow Cucurbita pepo var. melopepo, Strawberry Fragaria chiloensis, Tomato Lycopersicon esculentum (lycopersicum), Turnip Brassica rapa var. rapa, Vanilla Bean, Vanilla planifolia, Watermelon, Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus, Wheat, Whole Triticum aestivum, Fish &
Shellfish Bass, Black Micropterus sp., Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, Clam Mercenaria mercenaria, Codfish, Gadus morhua, Crab Callinectes sapidus, Flounder Platichthys sp., Halibut Hippoglossus sp., Lobster Homarus americanus, Mackerel Scomber scombrus, Oyster, Crassostrea virginica, Perch Sebastes marinus, Salmon Salmo salar, Sardine,
Clupeiformes, Scallop, Pectan magellanicus, Shrimp Penaeus sp., Trout, Lake Salvelinus sp., Tuna Fish, Thunnus sp., Animal Foods, Beef Bos Taurus, Lamb, Ovis aries, Pork, Sus scrofa, Poultry Products, Chicken, Gallus gallus Egg, Chicken, Gallus gallus White Egg, Chicken, Gallus gallus Yolk Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Dairy Products Casein, bovine Bos taurus Milk, bovine Bos taurus, Nuts, Brazil Nut, Bertholletia excelsa, Cashew Nut, Anacardium occidentale, Coconut, Cocos nucifera Filbert/Hazelnut Corylus Americana, Peanut, Arachis hypogaea, Pecan, Carya illinoensis, Walnut, Black Juglans nigra Walnut, English Juglans regia, and miscellaneous latex.
Pharmaceutical and nutritional compositions and formulations
[0081] In some embodiments, the preparations comprising isolated bacterial populations are in a pharmaceutical composition. For example, the preparation may contain non-cellular materials, for example an extracellular product of non-lactic acid-producing bacteria, a bacterial supplement, binder, filler, vitamin, mineral, or combination thereof. Additional ingredients include ingredients to improve handling, preservatives, antioxidants, flavorings and the like. For example, in one embodiment, a preparation can include flavorings that can flavor the preparation with various flavors such as grape, strawberry, lime, lemon, chocolate, and the like. In one embodiment, the preparationsinclude microcrystalline cellulose or silicone dioxide. Preservatives can include, for example, benzoic acid, alcohols, for example, ethyl alcohol, and hydroxybenzoates. Antioxidants can include, for example, butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), butylated hydroxytolulene (BHT), tocopherols (e.g., vitamin E), and ascorbic acid (vitamin C). In some embodiments, the bacterial population is present in a stabilized form in the preparation, meaning that the bacteria present in the population are not in a vegetative (i.e., growth) state prior to being consumed by a human, or prior to delivery to a certain region of the consumer's gastrointestinal tract. Stabilized bacterial populations are generally contained in or combined with a stabilizer, such as an enteric material. In some embodiments, the enteric material is acid-labile, meaning it dissolves when exposed to an acidic environment such as the stomach. Alternatively, the enteric material is acid-stable and base-labile, meaning it will not dissolve in the stomach, but will dissolve in the small intestine. In some embodiments, the enteric material is heat-labile, meaning it is stabile at a given temperature, typically above about room temperature but below physiological temperature. For example, the enteric material has a melting temperature of at least 30 degrees Celsius.
[0082] In some embodiments, the preparations described herein contain non-lactic acid- producing bacteria or comprise compositions that contain lactic-acid producing and non- lactic acid producing bacteria. In some embodiments such bacteria are from the families Bacteroidaceae, Clostridiaceae, Coriobacteriaceae, Desulfovibrionaceae, Erysipelotrichaceae, Eubacteriaceae, Hyphomicrobiaceae, Lachnospiraceae, Oscillospiraceae,
Porphyromonadaceae, Rikenellaceae, Ruminococcaceae, or Verrucomicrobiaceae.
Additionally, in some embodiments the non-lactic acid-producing bacteria are from the genera Akkermansia, Alistipes, Anaerostipes, Bacteroides, Bilophila, Blautia, Butyricioccus, Butyrivibrio, Clostridium, Coprococcus, Desulfovibrio, Dorea, Eggerthella, Eubacterium, Faecalibacterium, Gemmiger, Holdemania, Oscillibacter, Parabacteroides,
Pseudoflavonifractor, Roseburia, Ruminococcus, Sporobacter, or Subdoligranulum.
[0083] Pharmaceutical or nutritional products are formulated such that a single administered dose or consumed unit contains at least about lxl 04 colony forming units (cfus) of the bacteria, and a single consumed unit will contain, for example about lxlO4, lxlO5, lxlO6, lxlO7, lxlO8, lxlO9, lxlO10, lxlO11, lxlO12, lxlO13, lxlO14, lxl 015, or greater than lxlO15 cfus of the bacteria; or contain at least lxlO4, lxlO5, lxlO6, lxlO7, lxlO8, lxlO9, lxlO10, lxlO11, lxlO12, lxlO13, lxlO14, lxlO15, or greater than lxlO15 cfus. The concentration of bacteria of a given species, clade or OTU, or the aggregate of all species or OTUs, is e.g., lxlO4, lxlO5, lxlO6, lxlO7, lxlO8, lxlO9, lxlO10, lxlO11, lxlO12, lxlO13, lxlO14, lxlO15, or greater than lxlO15 viable bacteria per gram of comestible product or per consumed dose.
[0084] The bacteria are administered, for example, as live cultured bacteria, in vegetative or spore form or as a combination of vegetative and spore forms. Alternatively, the bacteria are provided as purified populations obtained from a microbiotal material such as a fecal material. [0085] The amount of bacteria contained in a dose or composition can be about 0.001 mg to about 1 mg, about 0.5 mg to about 5 mg, about 1 mg to about 1000 mg, about 2 mg to about 200 mg, about 2 mg to about 100 mg, about 2 mg to about 50 mg, about 4 mg to about 25 mg, about 5 mg to about 20 mg, about 10 mg to about 15 mg, about 50 mg to about 200 mg, about 200 mg to about 1000 mg, or about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or more than 5g per dose or composition; or 0.001 mg to 1 mg, 0.5 mg to 5 mg, 1 mg to 1000 mg, 2 mg to 200 mg, or 2 mg to 100 mg, or 2 mg to 50 mg, or 4 mg to 25 mg, or 5 mg to 20 mg, or 10 mg to 15 mg, or 50 mg to 200 mg, or 200 mg to 1000 mg, or 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or more than 5g per dose or composition.
[0086] In some embodiments, provided in the pharmaceutical or nutritional products is a prebiotic material, or "prebiotic." Generally, a prebiotic material contains a saccharide indigestible by a human digestive system, but digestible by the bacterial population present in the bacterial composition. In another embodiment, the prebiotic saccharide contains a mixture of non-digestible oligosaccharides or polysaccharides. In another embodiment a prebiotic composition comprises one or more digestible saccharides and one or more non-digestible oligosaccharides or polysaccharides. In one embodiment the saccharide is an oligosaccharide, such as a disaccharide, a trisaccharide, a tetrasaccharide, a pentasaccharide, a hexasaccharide, a heptasaccharide, an octasaccharide, a nanasaccharide, or a decasaccharide. Exemplary prebiotics useful in the present compositions include gluco-oligosaccharides, inulin, fructo- oligosaccharides, xylo-oligosaccharides, sugar alcohol(s), transgalactooligosaccharides, galacto-oligosaccharides, lactulose, raffmose, stachyose, lactosucrose, isomalto- oligosaccharides, xylo-oligosaccharides, paratinose oligosaccharides, difructose anhydride III, sorbitol, maltitol, lactitol, reduced paratinose, cellulose, beta-glucose, beta-glucan, beta- galactose, beta-fructose, verbascose, galactinol, guar gum, pectin, high sodium alginate, and lambda carrageenan. In one embodiment, a prebiotic-containing composition contains about 1-90%, about 1-10%, about 2-5%, about 10-90%, about 20-50%, about 20-90%, about 30- 90%, about 40-90%, about 40-80%, about 40-70%, about 40-60%, about 40-50%, about 50- 90%, about 50-80%, about 50-70%, about 50-60%, about 60-90%, about 60-80%, about 60- 70%, about 70-90%, about 70-80%, about 70-90%, about 70-80%, about 80-90%, about 92- 99.9%, about 93-99%, about 94-98%, about 92-96%, about 93-96%, or about 93-95% by weight prebiotic. In another embodiment, a prebiotic-containing composition contains 1-90%, 1-10%, 2-5%, 10-90%, 20-50%, 20-90%, 30-90%, 40-90%, 40-80%, 40-70%, 40-60%, 40- 50%, 50-90%, 50-80%, 50-70%, 50-60%, 60-90%, 60-80%, 60-70%, 70-90%, 70-80%, 70- 90%, 70-80%, 80-90%, 92-99.9%, 93-99%, 94-98%, 92-96%, 93-96%, or 93-95% by weight prebiotic.
[0087] As provided herein, described herein is a food product, in particular a medical food product, containing one or more comestible products and a foodstuff, such as a dairy product, an infant food product, a fruit-containing food product, a vegetable-containing food product, or a sports nutrition food product. The foodstuffs of the present invention can be applied in infant diets, adult diets and special diets, including diets requiring medical foods or functional foods. The bacterial compositions can be incorporated in powder or in liquid form in foods used by the general population, particularly milk and milk-derived products, especially fermented milk and cheeses; cereals and derivatives, including bread, bread doughs, cakes, cookies, crackers, extruded snacks; soups and other similar products in dehydrated form; fermented meat products; fruit and vegetable derivatives, juices and soft drinks; foods for specific nutritional uses, including infant milk, infant cereals, ready-to-eat infant foods, etc. They can also be found in food supplements and special formulas for oral and enteral nutrition for clinical use. In other embodiments, the foodstuff is yogurt, kefir, yakult, miso, natto, tempeh, kimchee, sauerkraut, water, coffee, tea, beer, wine, liquor, alcoholic mixed drinks, soups, frozen desserts, fried foods, pasta products, potato products, rice products, corn products, wheat products, dairy products, confectioneries, hard candies, nutritional bars, and breakfast cereals. Generally, the bacterial population includes bacteria present in the foodstuff in an amount from about 104 to about 1012 cfu per gram of foodstuff, e.g., from 104 to 1012 cfu per gram of foodstuff. Additionally, the bacterial population is stabilized to prevent spoilage of the foodstuff. In some embodiments, the food product contains an effective amount of a prebiotic material comprising a saccharide indigestible by a human digestive system; in some embodiments the prebiotic material is also stabilized. In another aspect, provided is a beverage containing the comestible product and a liquid other than water, such as a dairy-containing liquid, an infant formula, a fruit juice, a vegetable juice, or a sports nutrition liquid. Generally, the bacterial population is present in the liquid in
4 12 4 12 an amount from about 10 to about 10 cfu per gram of liquid, e.g., from 10 to 10 cfu per gram of liquid. In some embodiments the beverage includes a prebiotic material, such as a saccharide indigestible by a human digestive system. The beverage may be hot, warm, room temperature, cool, or cold. Methods of preparing products containing bacterial populations.
[0088] In certain aspects, methods are provided for preparing a pharmaceutical or nutritional product containing a bacterial population. A carrier is combined with an effective amount of a bacterial population generally containing at least one non-lactic acid-producing bacterium and, optionally, an extracellular product of a non-lactic acid-producing bacterium. For comestible products such as foodstuffs and beverages, an effective amount of the bacterial population is a population containing an amount of bacteria such that the population is at least partially retained in the gastrointestinal tract of a mammalian subject that consumes the comestible product. For example, the bacterial population contains bacteria present in the carrier in an amount from about 104 to about 1012 cfu per gram of carrier, e.g., from 104 to 1012 cfu per gram of carrier.
[0089] Any suitable amount of bacteria containing composition per serving can be used that allows an effective microbiota in the GI. In one embodiment, a typical nutritive formulation or foodstuff dose or serving is 5-500g, such as 5-15g, 15-50g, 25-75g, 50-100g, 100-200g, 200-300g, 300-400g, or 400-500g. For example, a yogurt composition can be about 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12 ounces, or a quarter, half, three-quarters or whole cup. In one embodiment, a typical serving size for a beverage product such as a fluid is about 10-500ml, such as 10-25ml, 25-50ml, 50-75ml, 75-100ml, 100-150ml, 150-200ml, 250-300ml, 300- 400ml, or 400-500ml.
[0090] In one embodiment, a composition is administered as a pharmaceutical preparation in solid, semi-solid, micro-emulsion, gel, or liquid form. Examples of such dosage forms include tablet forms disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,048,526, 3,108,046, 4786505, 4919939, and 4950484; gel forms disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,904,479, 6,482,435, 6572871, and 5013726; capsule forms disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,800,083, 4,532,126, 4935243, and 6258380; or liquid forms disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,625,494, 4,478,822, and 5,610,184; each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Forms of the compositions that can be used orally include tablets, push-fit capsules made of gelatin, as well as soft, sealed capsules made of gelatin and a plasticizer, such as glycerol or sorbitol. Tablets can be made by compression or molding, optionally with one or more accessory ingredients.
Compressed tablets can be prepared by compressing in a suitable machine the active ingredient in a free-flowing form such as a powder or granules, optionally mixed with binders (e.g., povidone, gelatin, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose), inert diluents, preservative, antioxidant, disintegrant (e.g., sodium starch glycolate, cross-linked povidone, cross-linked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose) or lubricating, surface active or dispersing agents. Molded tablets can be made by molding in a suitable machine a mixture of the powdered compound moistened with an inert liquid diluent. The tablets can optionally be coated or scored and can be formulated so as to provide slow or controlled release of the active ingredient therein. Tablets can optionally be provided with an enteric coating, to provide release in stomach or in parts of the gut (e.g., colon, lower intestine) other than the stomach. All formulations for oral administration can be in dosages suitable for such administration. The push-fit capsules can contain the active ingredients in admixture with filler, such as lactose, binders such as starches, and/or lubricants such as talc or magnesium stearate and, optionally, stabilizers. In soft capsules, the active compounds (prebiotics or probiotics) can be dissolved or suspended in suitable liquids, such as fatty oils, liquid paraffin, or liquid polyethylene glycols. In addition, stabilizers can be added. Dragee cores are provided with suitable coatings. For this purpose, concentrated sugar solutions can be used, which can optionally contain gum arabic, talc, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, carbopol gel, polyethylene glycol, or titanium dioxide, lacquer solutions, and suitable organic solvents or solvent mixtures. Dyestuffs or pigments can be added to the tablets or Dragee coatings for identification or to characterize different combinations of active compound doses. Formulations for oral use can also be presented as hard gelatin capsules wherein the active ingredient is mixed with an inert solid diluent, for example, calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate or kaolin, or as soft gelatin capsules wherein the active ingredient is mixed with water soluble carrier such as polyethylene glycol or an oil medium, for example peanut oil, liquid paraffin, or olive oil. Oral liquid preparations can be in the form of, for example, aqueous or oily suspensions, solutions, emulsions syrups or elixirs, or can be presented as a dry product for reconstitution with water or other suitable vehicle before use. Such liquid preparations can contain conventional additives, such as suspending agents, for example sorbitol, methyl cellulose, glucose syrup, gelatin,
hydroxyethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, aluminum stearate gel or hydrogenated edible fats, emulsifying agents, for example lecithin, sorbitan monooleate, acacia;
nonaqueous vehicles (which can include edible oils), for example almond oil, oily esters such as glycerine, propylene glycol, or ethyl alcohol; preservatives, for example methyl or propyl p-hydroxybenzoate or sorbic acid, and, if desired, conventional flavoring or coloring agents.
[0091] In one embodiment, a provided bacterial composition includes a softgel formulation. A softgel can contain a gelatin based shell that surrounds a liquid fill. The shell can be made of gelatin, plasticizer (e.g., glycerin and/or sorbitol), modifier, water, color, antioxidant, or flavor. The shell can be made with starch or carrageenan. The outer layer can be enteric coated. In one embodiment, a softgel formulation can include a water or oil soluble fill solution, or suspension of a composition, for example, a prebiotic composition, covered by a layer of gelatin.
[0092] An enteric coating can control the location of where a bacterial composition is absorbed in the digestive system. For example, an enteric coating can be designed such that a bacterial composition does not dissolve in the stomach but rather travels to the small intestine, where it dissolves. An enteric coating can be stable at low pH (such as in the stomach) and can dissolve at higher pH (for example, in the small intestine). Material that can be used in enteric coatings includes, for example, alginic acid, cellulose acetate phthalate, plastics, waxes, shellac, and fatty acids (e.g., stearic acid, palmitic acid). Enteric coatings are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,225,202, 5,733,575, 6,139,875, 6,420,473, 6,455,052, and 6,569,457, all of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety. The enteric coating can be an aqueous enteric coating. Examples of polymers that can be used in enteric coatings include, for example, shellac, cellulose acetate phthalate, polyvinylacetate phthalate, and methacrylic acid. Enteric coatings can be used to (1) prevent the gastric juice from reacting with or destroying the active substance, (2) prevent dilution of the active substance before it reaches the intestine, (3) ensure that the active substance is not released until after the preparation has passed the stomach, and (4) prevent live bacteria contained in the preparation from being killed because of the low pH-value in the stomach. In one embodiment a bacterial composition or the bacterial component of a food or beverage is provided as a tablet, capsule, or caplet with an enteric coating. In one embodiment the enteric coating is designed to hold the tablet, capsule, or caplet together when in the stomach. The enteric coating is designed to hold together in acid conditions of the stomach and break down in non-acid conditions and therefore release the drug in the intestines. Softgel delivery systems can also incorporate phospholipids or polymers or natural gums to entrap a composition, for example, a prebiotic composition, in the gelatin layer with an outer coating to give desired delayed/control release effects, such as an enteric coating.
[0093] In one embodiment a composition is provided in a dosage form which comprises an effective amount of a bacterial population and one or more release controlling excipients as described herein. Suitable modified release dosage vehicles include, but are not limited to, hydrophilic or hydrophobic matrix devices, water-soluble separating layer coatings, enteric coatings, osmotic devices, multi-particulate devices, and combinations thereof. In one embodiment the dosage form is a tablet, caplet, capsule or lollipop. In another embodiment, the dosage form is a liquid, oral suspension, oral solution, or oral syrup. In yet another embodiment, the dosage form is a gel capsule, soft gelatin capsule, or hard gelatin capsule. In another embodiment a composition comprising a bacterial population is provided in effervescent dosage forms. The compositions can also comprise non-release controlling excipients.
[0094] In another embodiment a composition comprising a bacterial composition, optionally with a prebiotic material, is provided in the form of enteric-coated pellets, for oral administration. The compositions can further comprise glyceryl monostearate 40-50, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, methacrylic acid copolymer type C, polysorbate 80, sugar spheres, talc, and triethyl citrate. In one embodiment a composition comprising a bacterial population is provided in the form of enteric-coated granules, for oral administration. The compositions can further comprise carnauba wax, crospovidone, diacetylated monoglycerides, ethylcellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromellose phthalate, magnesium stearate, mannitol, sodium hydroxide, sodium stearyl fumarate, talc, titanium dioxide, and yellow ferric oxide.
[0095] In one embodiment compositions can be formulated in various dosage forms for oral administration. The compositions can also be formulated as a modified release dosage form, including immediate-, delayed-, extended-, prolonged-, sustained-, pulsatile-, controlled-, extended, accelerated-, fast-, targeted-, programmed-release, and gastric retention dosage forms. These dosage forms can be prepared according to known methods and techniques (see, Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, supra; Modified-Re lease Drug Deliver Technology, Rathbone et al, Eds., Drugs and the Pharmaceutical Science, Marcel Dekker, Inc.: New York, N.Y., 2002; Vol. 126, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety). In one embodiment, the compositions are in one or more dosage forms. For example, a composition can be administered in a solid or liquid form. Examples of solid dosage forms include but are not limited to discrete units in capsules or tablets, as a powder or granule, or present in a tablet conventionally formed by compression molding. Such compressed tablets can be prepared by compressing in a suitable machine the three or more agents and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The molded tablets can be optionally coated or scored, having indicia inscribed thereon and can be so formulated as to cause immediate, substantially immediate, slow, controlled or extended release of a composition comprising a prebiotic. Furthermore, dosage forms of the invention can comprise acceptable carriers or salts known in the art, such as those described in the Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients, American Pharmaceutical Association (1986), incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
[0096] The compositions described herein can be in liquid form. The liquid formulations can comprise, for example, an agent in water-in-solution and/or suspension form; and a vehicle comprising polyethoxylated castor oil, alcohol, and/or a polyoxyethylated sorbitan mono-oleate with or without flavoring. Each dosage form comprises an effective amount of an active agent and can optionally comprise pharmaceutically inert agents, such as conventional excipients, vehicles, fillers, binders, disintegrants, pH adjusting substances, buffer, solvents, solubilizing agents, sweeteners, coloring agents, and any other inactive agents that can be included in pharmaceutical dosage forms for oral administration. Examples of such vehicles and additives can be found in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, 17th edition (1985).
[0097] The compositions are capable of being consumed ad libitum. In instances wherein a dysbiosis caused by a disease, disorder, condition or event is being addressed by
administration of the compositions, the total duration of consumption, can be from about one week to about 52 weeks, or about four weeks to about twenty six weeks, or about four weeks to about twelve weeks, or about six weeks. In one embodiment a bacterial composition can also be administered in combination with another substance, as described herein. In one embodiment, the total duration of treatment is about 5 days to about 35 days. In one embodiment, the total duration of treatment is about 7 days to about 90 days, or about 7 days to about 60 days, or about 14 days to about 50 days, or about 14 days to about 40 days, or about 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, or 60 days. In another embodiment, the total duration of treatment is about 30 days. In another embodiment, the total duration of treatment is about 34 days. In another embodiment, the total duration of treatment is about 36 days. In another embodiment, the total duration of treatment is about 38 days. In another embodiment, the total duration of treatment is about 42 days. In another embodiment, the total duration of treatment is about 60 days. In another embodiment, the total duration of treatment is about 90 days. In another embodiment, one course of therapy may be followed by another, such as an induction regimen followed by a maintenance regimen.
Computational methods
[0098] Provided herein are compositions based on computational methods using, at least in part, network theory, that delineate ecological structures of a group of microorganisms based on the presence or absence of the specific OTUs (i.e., microbial clades, species or strains) in a population of sampled mammalian subjects. Notably, these network ecologies are not simply inferred based on the clustering of OTUs according to binary co-occurrences computed from average relative abundances across a set of subject samples (see e.g., Faust et al.,. 2012. Microbial co-occurrence relationships in the human microbiome. PLoS
Computational Biology 8:el002606; Lozupone et al., 2012. Identifying genomic and metabolic features that can underlie early successional and opportunistic lifestyles of human gut symbionts. Genome Research 22: 1974-1984.), but instead the ecologies represent actual communities of bacterial OTUs that are computationally derived and explicitly exist as an ecological network within one or more subjects. As described herein, provided are compositions containing keystone OTUs, including one or more of the OTUs provided herein. As described herein, provided are compositions containing keystone OTUs and, optionally, non-keystone OTUs, including one or more of the OTUs provided herein. The Tables presented herein provide OTUs, as well as families and genera containing OTUs, which are suitable for use in the bacterial populations provided herein.
[0099] The following examples are intended to illustrate and not limit the scope of the invention, the scope being defined exclusively by the issued claims.
Example 1: Oral food allergy models in Brown-Norway Rats with and without adjuvant.
[00100] Food allergies are an aberrant, IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction to food macromolecules or partially digested components thereof. The allergic reaction develops in a two-phase process in which the immune system is first sensitized to an allergen and then a reaction is elicited when the immune system is subsequently challenged by the allergen. Sensitization initiates the production of IgE antibodies, which ultimately attach to mast cells. In the challenge phase, allergen interacts with IgE antibodies resulting in release of cytokines and histamine. The allergen model induces a hypersensitivity reaction unaided by adjuvants or other agents that cause immune activation. Methods to test allergens without adjuvants in rat models involve breeding animals raised on feed lacking the allergen to be tested, e.g., peanut or soy, for three or more generations. Subsequent introduction of the allergen, e.g., via concentrated peanut extract demonstrates an induction of allergic response. Addition of an adjuvant to the sensitization process has been shown to enhance the allergic reaction measured (de Jonge et al. 2007). The most common adjuvant is cholera toxin and other suitable toxins can be used including staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) stimulate enhanced reactions as well (Ganeshan et al. 2009). Female rats show a stronger response compared to males and experimental groups are sorted by sex for this reason.
[00101] To test the preventative effect of a bacterial composition, rats are bred for three generations lacking soy and peanut based- feed. The third generation animals are treated with a bacterial composition or with buffer alone administered via oral gavage for one or more weeks. Subsequently both cohorts of rats are orally sensitized to peanut specific allergens by administering 1-lOmg of peanut extract for 6 weeks via oral gavage. Optionally, rats may be pre-treated with the bacterial composition with or without an antibiotic treatment phase. Serum levels of antigen-specific antibodies IgG2a, IgGl, IgE and Rat Mast Cell Protease II (RMCPII) are monitored for immunological response 1 week before sensitization (day -7), and 2, 4, and 6 weeks after initial exposure. Initial antibody production, specifically IgE, is indicative of the sensitization reaction and first phase of the immunological hypersensitivity response. The RMCPII response is a specific indicator of mast cell activation prior to challenge phase of the hypersensitivity reaction.
[00102] Additional cohorts of test and control animals may be treated to measure the induction of organ-specific immune responses, such as the accumulation of antigen-specific or non-antigen-specific regulatory T cells and Thl7 T cells in the colon and small intestine. Briefly, sections of various segments of the small intestine and colon are collected from test and control animals as previously described in Yang et al., 2013. Fragments of tissue are fixed in 10% formalin, transferred in sterile phosphate buffered saline (PBS), and stored at 4°C for histological and immune-staining techniques using methods known to those skilled in the art (e.g., see Barletta et al, 2013, Atarashi et al, 2013). Briefly, 3-7μιη sections of tissue are prepared, stained with antibody reagents that can identify PE antigen-specific regulatory T cells and Thl7+ T cells. Cell infiltration into the intestinal tissue is evaluated by comparing cell counts between samples derived from test animals and control animals. [00103] To test the therapeutic effect of a bacterial test composition, the procedure specified above is repeated with the bacterial test composition administered daily for 1 week after the 6 weeks of sensitization. The rats are divided into a control group and a test group where the control group receives water while the test group receives the bacterial test composition for the 1-week period. Additionally, rats may be pre-treated with or without an antibiotic treatment phase for 1 week prior to the bacterial composition. The animals are challenged on weeks 2, 4, and 6 with 1-10 mg of peanut extract and the panel of readouts indicates the therapeutic effect of the bacterial test composition compared to control.
Alternative dosing schedules and routes of administration (e.g., rectal) may be employed, including multiple doses of test article, and 103 to 1010 cfu/ml of a bacterial composition may be delivered.
[00104] Compositions that decrease an indication of allergic effect are useful for treating or inhibiting an allergic effect.
Example 2: Oral Food Allergy With Peanut Extract In Murine Models
[00105] Murine models are commonly sensitized to food allergens for the examination of prophylactic, curative treatments and desensitization protocols (Bashir et al., 2004, Li et al., 2000). These models sensitize animals and subsequently challenge them with an allergen monitoring both clinical symptoms of anaphylaxis and biomarkers of hypersensitivity in the form of increased PE-specific IgE and proinflammatory cytokines. To test the therapeutic effect of the bacterial composition, five-week-old C3H/HeJ, female mice are raised on allergen-free chow under pathogen-free conditions. C3H/HeJ mice have a mutant TLR-4 gene making them hypersensitive to food allergens and subsequent sensitization procedures. Mice are sensitized to an allergen, e.g., peanut extract (PE) or purified Ara hi (as described in Bashir et al. 2004, supra), by weekly oral administration of 1-10 mg allergen with 20 μg of cholera toxin (CT) for five weeks followed by 1-50 mg allergen + 20 μg CT booster doses at weeks 6 and 8. Mice are separated into two groups, a control group receiving only the buffer (Group 1) and a test group receiving the bacterial composition in a liquid matrix (Group 2). Both groups are administered control or treatment twice daily for 1 week. The treatment group receives 103-1010 cfu/ml of the bacterial composition with an optional prior 1 week antibiotic treatment. Antibiotic treatment includes a 7 day treatment with 5 to 7 antibiotics (including kanamycin, colistin, gentamycin, metronidazole and vancomycin and optionally including ampicillin and ciprofloxacin) delivered via drinking water, followed by a single dose containing clindamycin on day 5 of that week. Animals are challenged starting on week 14 and every 4 weeks after that (i.e., week 14, 18, 22, 28, 34, 40, 44, 48, 52) through week 52. To determine the protective effects of the bacterial composition, anaphylactic signs are evaluated 30 minutes following treatment in a blinded fashion. Plasma histamine levels, serum peanut-specific IgE, IgA, and IgG2a are assessed as previously described (Bashir et al, 2004, supra; Srivastava et al, 2011, supra). Additionally, serum levels of one or more of IL-1 beta (IL-Ιβ), IL-lra, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-9, IL-10, IL-12 (p70), IL-13, IL-15, IL-17, interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFa), and tumor growth factor (TGF-β) are tested. Histological and immunostaining techniques described in Example 1 are performed to evaluate antigen specific regulatory T cell infiltration into the small intestine and colon (described by Atarashi et al, 2013, supra, Barletta et al, 2013, supra). Cell counts of regulatory T cells and Thl7 cells from tissue samples can also be performed using immunostaining and flow cytometry techniques known in the art (e.g., Atarashi et al., 2013, supra). The prophylactic effect of a bacterial composition is tested by repeating the above protocol with the following modification: a bacterial composition with an optional, prior 1 week antibiotic treatment and control treatment is administered before the
sensitization study via oral lavage twice daily for 1 week with concentrations ranging from 103-1010 cfu/ml. Antibiotic treatment includes a 7 day treatment with 5 to 7 antibiotics (including kanamycin, colistin, gentamycin, metronidazole and vancomycin and optionally including ampicillin and ciprofloxacin) delivered via their drinking water, followed by a single dose with clindamycin on day 5 of that week. Twice daily bacterial composition treatment is optionally continued throughout the sensitization and challenge procedure as described above and as is known in the art. Alternative dosing schedules and routes of administration (e.g., rectal) may be employed, including multiple doses of test composition, and 103 to 1010 cfu/ml of a selected bacterial composition are delivered.
Example 3: In Vivo Assays Establishing Protective Effect of Bacterial Compositions From OVA Food Allergy
[00106] BALB/c ILraF709, 8-12 week old, female mice are sensitized to chicken egg ovalbumin (OVA) with a 100-200 μg intragastric dose of OVA with (optional) 10 μg staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) once a week for 8 weeks. Mice are tested for allergic protection against anaphylaxis by a treatment protocol with and without inclusion of the bacterial composition explained in the following protocol. The test group receives a 7-day treatment with 5 to 7 antibiotics (including kanamycin, colistin, gentamycin, metronidazole and vancomycin and optionally including ampicillin and ciprofloxacin) delivered via their drinking water, followed by a single dose with Clindamycin on day 5th day of that week. The control group receives regular sterile water. Both groups are then challenged with 5μg or 15(^g of OVA and are examined for anaphylaxis reaction via body temperature checked every 5 minutes and symptom scoring as defined previously (Matias et al., 2010). Bacterial compositions are given after sensitization procedure to test the protective capacity of the treatment. Additionally, the procedures are repeated with the test group receiving antibiotic treatment and bacterial composition treatment after an initial anaphylaxis test and then administered a second anaphylaxis test for comparison. This procedure is used to test the prophylactic capacity of the bacterial composition by treating mice with the antibiotic and bacterial compositional treatment before the sensitization procedure, as specified above. The test group is evaluated by the challenge procedure specified above examining symptoms and body temperature. Alternative dosing schedules and routes of administration (e.g. rectal) may be employed, including multiple doses of test compositions, and 103 to 1010 cfu/ml of a given bacterial composition are delivered. Furthermore, fecal material before and after antibiotic treatment and bacterial composition administration is analyzed by 16S and whole genome sequencing techniques. Spore counts and identity are examined and fecal material is provided for functional analysis for presence of short chain fatty acids and other metabolites.
Example 4: In Vitro Examination Effects Of Bacterial Composition Of Cell Culture And Cytokine Measurements
[00107] The challenge phase of the allergic reaction involves over-production of proinflammatory cytokines by immune cells. To determine the cytokine production of antigen primed Th2 cells, splenocytes are isolated for mice sensitized in Example 2 and cultured as specified previously (Srivastava et al 2010) in the presence or absence of 200 mg/ml crude peanut extract with or without various titrations ranging from 103-1010 cfu/ml of bacterial compositions for 24 hours at 37°C. Cells are centrifuged and supernatant will be tested for the concentration of one or more of the following: interleukin-1 beta (IL-Ι β), IL- lra, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-9, IL-10, IL-12 (p70), IL-13, IL-15, IL-17, Interferon- gamma (IFN-γ), Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNFa), and Tumor Growth Factor (TGF-β). Experiments are repeated with Caco-2 cells in the presence or absence of titrations ranging from 103-1010 cfu/ml of bacterial compositions. LPS (^g/ml) serves as a positive control (See, e.g., Vitali et al, 2012). Example 5: Effects of bacterial composition on B cell IgE production in vitro
[00108] Food allergy hypersensitivity is mediated by the over production of IgE. Human U266 B cell culture is assessed to measure the direct effect of bacterial composition exposure on IgE production. 2xl05 cells/ml of human myeloma cells (e.g., a U266 B cell line) are cultured in RPMI 1640 medium with appropriate supplements in the absence or presence of various concentrations ranging from 103-1010 cfu/ml of the bacterial composition for 24 hours at 37C. IgE concentrations are measured in the supernatant as previously described
(Srivastava et al 2010). A decrease in IgE concentration indicates a protective effect from the bacterial composition.
Example 6: Asthma Mouse Assay
[00109] The efficacy of the bacterial compositions of the present invention are
demonstrated by modulating asthmatic responses in a sensitized mouse model subsequently challenged with aerosolized turkey egg albumin (OVA) with and without bacterial composition treatment. 5-6 week old, male and female mice are housed in high-efficiency particulate filtered air (HEP A) laminar flow hoods in a virus and antigen free facility and feed ad libitum. Mice are sensitized by intraperitoneal injection of 20μg of OVA and 4 mg of Al(OH)3 in 0.1 ml of saline solution on day 0 and 14. The test group of mice is administered a 7 day treatment with 5 to 7 antibiotics (including kanamycin, colistin, gentamycin, metronidazole and vancomycin and optionally including ampicillin and ciprofloxacin) delivered via their drinking water, followed by a single dose with Clindamycin on day 5 day of that week. The bacterial composition is then administered at a concentration ranging from 103-1010 cfu/ml twice daily via oral lavage for a week from day 21 to day 28. The control group receives regular sterile water and no antibiotic or bacterial composition. Both groups are challenged with aerosolized 1% OVA saline solution for 30 minutes per day for 3 days. Negative controls are treated with saline alone. 24 hours after the last challenge, airway hyper-responsiveness is assessed with challenge by aerosolized methacholine, blood samples are collected and bronchoaveolar lavage (BAL) is performed (See, e.g., Williams et al, 2012; see also US20040076607). Airway hyper responsiveness is evaluated as previously described and otherwise known in the art. Briefly, mice are anesthetized, intubated and ventilated using a FlexiVent instrument with a tidal volume of 0.3 ml at 150 breaths/min. The chest cavity is opened to atmospheric pressure and static elastic properties are assessed by repeatedly inflating and deflating the lungs. Pulmonary mechanics are evaluated after challenging with methacholine treatment as previously described. Blood serum is taken for IgG analysis, and cytokine analysis before the sensitization, after, the challenge, and after the airway hyper responsiveness test. Serum levels of OVA-specific IgE, IgA, IgGl, IgG2a are measured using standard techniques generally known in the. One or more serum cytokines are measured including interleukin-1 beta (IL-Ι β), IL-lra, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-9, IL-10, IL-12 (p70), IL-13, IL-15, IL-17, interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), tumor necrosis Factor- alpha (TNFa), and tumor growth factor (TGF-β) are measured using an ELISA based method (See, e.g., Bashir et al., 2004; Srivastava et al., 2011). BAL materials are evaluated by washing the lungs twice with PBS and collecting the BAL fluid. Total protein analysis is analyzed using standard techniques. Specific protein levels are measured including one or more of the following: interleukin-1 beta (IL-Ι β), IL-lra, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-9, IL-10, IL-12 (p70), IL-13, IL-15, IL-17, Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), TNFa, and TGF-β by ELISA based techniques. In addition, feces are collected throughout and submitted for 16S sequencing, whole genome sequencing, and mass spectrometry analysis to characterize functional metabolites, including but not limited to short chain fatty acids and antioxidants. The bacterial compositions result in reduced levels of clinical signs of airway hyperactivity, reduced serum OVA specific-IgE levels, and improved anti-inflammatory cytokine compared to pro-inflammatory cytokine profiles, e.g., IL-10 is increased while IL-2 is decreased.
[00110] To demonstrate the prophylactic ability of the bacterial composition to aid in reducing or preventing asthma in this mouse model, the tests are repeated with the 7 day antibiotic treatment followed by the 7 day bacterial composition treatment being administered before the sensitization and challenge procedure. Furthermore, bacterial composition treatment is optionally administered concurrently throughout the sensitization and challenge period. Dosing of bacterial compositions is provided at various concentrations ranging from 103-1010 cfu/ml given twice daily. The above assays are repeated to assess the prophylactic effect on the mouse model. Alternative dosing schedules and routes of administration (e.g., rectal) may be employed, including multiple doses of test compositions, and 103 to 1010 cfu/ml of a given organism or compositions are delivered.
Example 7: Allergy Model Using Gnotobiotic Mice
[00111] In another murine model useful for testing a bacterial composition for the ability to ameliorate an allergic response, gnotobiotic mice are used. Briefly, germ free mice, e.g., C57BL/6, are maintained in an appropriate facility such as a specific pathogen free (SPF) facility. Methods of preparing an maintaining germ free mice are known in the art. In preparation for analyzing the ability of a test composition to prevent an allergic response, e.g., signs or symptoms of anaphylaxis, germ free mice are prepared as described above or as described in, e.g., Stefka et al, 2014, PNAS USA,
pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1412008111) using antibiotic treatment and sensitization to peanut allergen/cholera toxin. Prepared mice either challenged with allergen the treated with a test composition (i.e., to test for the ability of a composition to acutely treat an allergen induced reaction; or are treated with a test composition prior to exposure to an allergen. To evaluate the efficacy of the test composition, indicators of allergic response (e.g.,
anaphylactic response) are analyzed such as serum levels of peanut allergen specific IgE, serum levels of allergen-specific IgGl, and core body temperature. Results are compared to control mice, e.g., mice that were sensitized but not exposed to allergen or to a known reference, e.g., normal body temperature.
Example 8: Cow Milk Allergy Sensitivity Reduction
[00112] To demonstrate a bacterial composition's ability to reduce allergic sensitivity to food, a group of 30 subjects with confirmed cow's milk allergy (experimental group) is prospectively assembled, along with 30 non-allergic controls (control group). Cow's milk allergy is confirmed by positive double-blind placebo controlled milk challenge and positive skin prick test or detectable serum milk specific IgE level. Maximum dose tolerated, baseline basophil reactivity, wheal size, and IgE and IgG levels are measured during the physician supervised, double-blinded placebo controlled milk challenges conducted during subject screening. During a pre-treatment period of 10 weeks, the experimental treatment group receives double-blinded a daily oral dose of about lxl 09 cfus of viable bacteria either in the form of vegetative organisms or spores or both, whereas the control group is administered double-blinded placebo at an identical dosing and frequency. The bacterial composition may optionally be co-administered with a non-stimulatory amount of milk protein allergen. The bacterial composition is formulated in a delayed release capsule or co-administered with bicarbonate buffer to aid passage of viable organisms through the stomach. Patients are optionally treated with a broad spectrum antibiotic 0-3 days prior to administration of the bacterial composition. Alternative dosing schedules and routes of administration (e.g. rectal) are employed, including multiple doses of test article, and 103 to 1010 of a given composition are delivered. [00113] At the end of the 10-week pre-treatment period, subjects continue the same regimen of either experimental treatment or placebo for 8 weeks with physician supervised, double-blinded placebo controlled milk challenges conducted at 0, 4, and 8 weeks after the end of the pre-treatment period to measure maximum dose tolerated, basophil reactivity, wheal size, and IgE and IgG levels.
[00114] At end of the 8 week initial challenge period, a majority of subjects in the experimental group are expected to show tolerance to milk, demonstrated by increased maximum dose tolerated and reduction in basophil reactivity, wheal size, and/or
immunoglobulin levels during controlled milk challenges. At the end of the 8 week initial challenge period, subjects that show tolerance to milk will be taken off the experimental treatment or placebo and return for physician supervised, double-blinded placebo controlled milk challenges after 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 16 weeks, 32 weeks, and 52 weeks to measure maximum dose tolerated, basophil reactivity, wheal size, and IgE and IgG levels. A significant number of subjects will show sustained tolerance to milk during the follow-up period demonstrated by a maximum dose tolerated that is above baseline levels at study start and reduction in basophil reactivity, wheal size, and/or immunoglobulin levels during controlled milk challenges compared to baseline levels.
Example 8: Food Allergen Sensitivity Reduction
[00115] To demonstrate a bacterial composition's ability to reduce allergic sensitivity to food allergens in combination with oral immunotherapy, a group of 60 subjects with confirmed peanut allergy (experimental group) is prospectively assembled. Peanut allergy is confirmed by positive double-blind placebo controlled peanut allergen challenge and positive skin prick test or ImmunoCAP IgE level to peanut > 10 kU/L. Baseline basophil reactivity, wheal size, and IgE levels will be measured during the physician supervised, double-blinded placebo controlled peanut allergen challenges conducted during subject screening.
[00116] During a pre-treatment period of 10 weeks, the experimental treatment group receives double-blinded a daily oral dose of about lxl 09 cfus of viable bacteria either in the form of vegetative organisms or spores or both, whereas the control group is administered double-blinded placebo at an identical dosing and frequency. The bacterial composition may optionally be co-administered with a non-stimulatory dose of peanut allergen. The composition is formulated in a delayed release capsule or co-administered with bicarbonate buffer to aid passage of viable organisms through the stomach. Patients are optionally treated with a broad spectrum antibiotic 0-3 days prior to administration of the bacterial composition. Alternative dosing schedules and routes of administration (e.g., rectal) can be employed, including multiple doses of test article, or delivery of bacterial composition and non- stimulatory amounts of peanut allergen on complementary schedules (e.g., one day before, on the same day, or one day after) and 103 to 1010 of a given composition are delivered. At the end of the 10-week pre-treatment period, subjects begin oral immunotherapy, continuing the same regimen of either experimental treatment or placebo. Oral immunotherapy begins with an initial day escalation phase in which peanut allergen doses are given every 30 minutes beginning at 0.1 mg peanut protein and doubling with each dose given. Highest tolerated dose is the starting dose for the buildup phase, in which subjects are given daily doses of peanut allergen and doses escalate biweekly for 30 weeks, increasing by 50-100% until 75 mg dose, at which point increases are at 25-33% until 4000 mg maintenance dose is achieved. After reaching week 30, subjects continue on daily doses of the highest dosage of peanut allergen achieved in the buildup phase for 1 month before oral challenge. Oral challenge consists of physician-supervised, double-blinded placebo controlled peanut allergen challenges conducted to measure maximum dose of peanut allergen tolerated, baseline basophil reactivity, wheal size, and IgE levels.
[00117] By the end of the pretreatment and oral immunotherapy period, the experimental group will show increased desensitization to peanut allergen compared to the control group, demonstrated by larger increases in maximum dose tolerated and greater reduction in basophil reactivity, wheal size, and/or immunoglobulin levels during controlled peanut allergen challenges.
[00118] After the first oral challenge, subjects that show desensitization to peanut allergen will be taken off the experimental treatment or placebo and will return for physician supervised, double-blinded placebo controlled peanut allergen challenges after 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 16 weeks, 32 weeks, and 52 weeks to measure maximum dose tolerated, basophil reactivity, wheal size, and IgE levels. The experimental group is expected to show greater tolerance to peanut allergen during the follow-up period compared to the control group, demonstrated by higher maximum dose tolerated above baseline levels at study start and greater reduction in basophil reactivity, wheal size, and/or immunoglobulin levels during controlled peanut allergen challenges compared to baseline levels. Example 9: Prevention of Allergen-Induced Airway Obstruction
[00119] To demonstrate a bacterial composition's ability to prevent allergen-induced airway obstruction, a group of 30 subjects with mild to moderate asthma (experimental group) is prospectively assembled, along with 30 non-asthmatic controls (control group). Subjects must have a diagnosis of stable, mild to moderate asthma and a positive skin prick test for at least one common aeroallergen. Baseline methacholine PC20 (allergen
concentration required for a 20% drop in Forced Expiratory Volume at One Second, FEV1) will be measured during subject screening using standard methacholine challenge to test airway responsiveness.
[00120] During a pre-treatment period of 10 weeks, the experimental treatment group receives double-blinded a daily oral dose of about lxl 09 cfus of viable bacteria either in the form of vegetative organisms or spores or both, whereas the control group is administered double-blinded placebo at an identical dosing and frequency. The composition can be formulated in a delayed release capsule or co-administered with bicarbonate buffer to aid passage of viable organisms through the stomach. Patients may be optionally treated with a broad spectrum antibiotic 0-3 days prior to administration of the bacterial composition.
Alternative dosing schedules and routes of administration (e.g., rectal) are employed, including multiple doses of test article, and 103 to 1010 of a given composition are delivered.
[00121] At the end of the 10-week pre-treatment period, subjects continue the same regimen of either experimental treatment or placebo for 8 weeks with methacholine PC20 measured biweekly to test airway responsiveness. By the end of the 8 week initial challenge period, a majority of subjects in the experimental group are expected to show sustained decrease in airway responsiveness, demonstrated by declined methacholine PC20 compared to baseline. At the end of the 8 week initial challenge period, subjects showing decreased airway responsiveness will be taken off the experimental treatment or placebo and return for methacholine challenge after 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 16 weeks, 32 weeks, and 52 weeks for measurement of methacholine PC20. A significant number of subjects in the
experimental group will show sustained decrease in airway responsiveness during the follow- up period as compared to study start, demonstrated by lower methacholine PC20 as compared to baseline.
[00122] Unless otherwise indicated, all numbers expressing quantities of ingredients, reaction conditions, and so forth used in the specification, including claims, are to be understood as being modified in all instances by the term "about." Accordingly, unless otherwise indicated to the contrary, the numerical parameters are approximations and may vary depending upon the desired properties sought to be obtained. At the very least, and not as an attempt to limit the application of the doctrine of equivalents to the scope of the claims, each numerical parameter should be construed in light of the number of significant digits and ordinary rounding approaches.
[00123] Unless otherwise indicated, the term "at least" preceding a series of elements is to be understood to refer to every element in the series.
[00124] Other embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the embodiments. Consider the specification and examples as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit being indicated by the following claims.

Claims

What is claimed is:
1. A method of treating, preventing or reducing the severity of at least one symptom associated with an immune system disorder in a human subject in need thereof, the method comprising identifying a human subject in need of treatment and administering to the subject or if the subject is a fetus, to the mother thereof, an effective amount of a preparation comprising a first isolated bacterial population, and, optionally, the first isolated bacterial population consists essentially of a spore forming bacterial population.
2. The method of claim 1, where the subject suffers from or is at risk of developing at least one of the following disorders or conditions thereof: allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic bronchial asthma, atopic eczema, anaphylaxis, insect sting, drug allergy, food allergy, asthma, eczema, a disorder or condition associated with a pathological Thl7 activity, or wherein the subject has an altered Thl7 activity, and any combination thereof.
3. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the first isolated bacterial population comprises one or more of the following: Clostridium absonum, Clostridium argentinense, Clostridium baratii, Clostridium bifermentans, Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium butyricum,
Clostridium cadaveris, Clostridium camis, Clostridium celatum, Clostridium chauvoei, Clostridium clostridioforme, Clostridium cochlearium, Clostridium difficile, Clostridium fallax, Clostridium felsineum, Clostridium ghonii, Clostridium glycolicum, Clostridium haemolyticum, Clostridium hastiforme, Clostridium histolyticum, Clostridium indolis, Clostridium innocuum, Clostridium irregulare, Clostridium limosum, Clostridium
malenominatum, Clostridium novyi, Clostridium oroticum, Clostridium paraputrificum, Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium piliforme, Clostridium putrefaciens, Clostridium putrificum, Clostridium ramosum, Clostridium sardiniense, Clostridium sartagoforme, Clostridium scindens, Clostridium septicum, Clostridium sordellii, Clostridium sphenoides, Clostridium spiroforme, Clostridium sporogenes, Clostridium subterminale, Clostridium symbiosum, Clostridium tertium, Clostridium tetani, Clostridium welchii, and Clostridium villosum.
4. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the method reduces the population of at least one native enteric bacterial OTU present in the human subject, and, optionally, the at least one native enteric bacterial OTU is selected from Table 1.
5. The method of claim 3, wherein the method reduces the population of at least one native enteric bacterial OTU present in the human subject, and, optionally, the at least one native enteric bacterial OTU is selected from Table 1.
6. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the method increases the population of at least one native enteric bacterial OTU present in the human subject, and, optionally, the at least one native enteric bacterial OTU is selected from Table 1.
7. The method of claim 3, wherein the method increases the population of at least one native enteric bacterial OTU present in the human subject, and, optionally, the at least one native enteric bacterial OTU is selected from Table 1.
8. The method of any of claims 1 through 7, where the reduction or the increase in native enteric bacteria is monitored by detection of a metabolite present in blood, plasma, or feces, or a combination thereof.
9. The method of any of claims 1 through 8, wherein the preparation is given prophylactically.
10. The method of any of claims 1 through 9, wherein the preparation is administered at least daily.
11. The method of any of claims 1 through 10, wherein the preparation is administered at least twice daily.
12. The method of any of claims 1 through 11, wherein the preparation is administered prior to consumption of a food product or a beverage product.
13. The method of any of claims 1 through 11, wherein the preparation is administered concomitant to consumption of a food product or a beverage product.
14. The method of any of claims 1 through 11, wherein the preparation is administered after consumption of a food product or a beverage product.
15. The method of any of claims 1 through 14, wherein the preparation is administered rectally.
16. The method of any of claims 1 through 14, wherein the preparation is administered orally.
17. A preparation comprising a first isolated bacterial population present in the preparation in an amount effective for treating, preventing or reducing the severity of at least one symptom associated with an immune system disorder in a human subject in need thereof.
18. The preparation of claim 17, wherein the preparation is formulated as a
pharmaceutical preparation.
19. The preparation of claim 17, wherein the preparation is formulated as a medical food preparation.
20. The preparation of claim 17, wherein the preparation is formulated as a nutritional or dietary supplement preparation.
21. The preparation of claim 17, further comprising a food product or a beverage product.
22. The preparation of any of the above claims, wherein the immune system disorder comprises a hypersensitivity immune disorder.
23. The preparation of any of the above claims, wherein the immune system disorder comprises an allergic disorder.
24. The preparation of any of the above claims, wherein the immune system disorder comprises a food allergy disorder.
25. The preparation of any of the above claims, wherein the immune system disorder comprises Allergic conjunctivitis, Allergic rhinitis, Allergy, Asthma, Atopic dermatitis, Atopic/ Allergic Sensitivity, Eosinophilic esophagitis, Extrinsic allergic alveolitis, Food Allergy, Perennial allergic rhinitis, Seasonal allergic rhinitis, or Skin allergy.
26. The preparation of any of the above claims, wherein the immune system disorder comprises asthma or an asthma-related condition.
27. The preparation of claim 17, wherein the first bacterial population is selected from the group consisting of Table 1.
28. The preparation of any of the above claims, wherein the first bacterial population is capable of forming spores.
29. The preparation of any of the above claims, wherein the first bacterial population is not directly isolated from a fecal material.
30. The preparation of any of the above claims, further comprising a second bacterial population.
31. The preparation of any of the above claims, wherein the preparation is formulated for oral administration.
32. The preparation of any of the above claims, wherein the preparation is formulated for topical administration, nasal administration or respiratory administration.
33. A unit dose comprising the preparation of any of the above claims, wherein the unit dose is formulated to be administered to the human subject orally, parenterally,
intraperitoneally, intravenously, intraarterially, transdermally, sublingually, intramuscularly, rectally, transbuccally, intranasally, liposomally, via inhalation, vaginally, intraoccularly, via local delivery by catheter or stent, subcutaneously, intraadiposally, intraarticularly, intrathecally, or in a slow release dosage form.
34. The preparation of any of the above claims, further comprising an allergen.
35. The preparation of claim 34, wherein the allergen is present in the preparation in an amount effective to induce tolerance thereto in the human subject to whom the preparation is administered one or more times.
36. The preparation of any of the above claims, further comprising one or more modalities that aid in the prevention or treatment of the immune system disorder.
37. The preparation of claim 36, wherein the modality is selected from the group consisting of immunotherapeutics, anti-angiogenic agents, cytokines, hormones, antibodies, polynucleotides, photodynamic therapeutic agents, non-steroid anti-inflammatory medications, anti-histamines, alpha-adrenergic agonists, steroids, and any combination thereof.
38. A method of identifying a bacterial composition useful for treating, preventing or reducing the severity of an allergic effect, comprising: administering a bacterial test composition to a test subject or group of test subjects; administering an allergen to the test subject or group of test subjects; measuring an allergic effect in the test subject or group of test subjects; comparing the allergic effect measured in the test subject or group of test subjects to an allergic effect measured in a corresponding control subject or group of control subjects; and identifying the bacterial test composition as useful for treating, preventing or reducing the severity of an allergic effect if the allergic effect measured in the test subject or group of test subjects is less than the allergic effect measured in the corresponding control subject or group of control subjects.
39. The method of claim 38, wherein the allergen is a food antigen.
40. The method of claim 38, wherein the allergic effect is selected from the group consisting of plasma histamine level, serum antigen-specific IgE level, serum antigen-specific IgA level, serum antigen- specific IgG2a level, serum IL-1 beta (IL-Ιβ) level, serum IL-lra level, serum IL-2 level, serum IL-4 level, serum IL-5 level, serum IL-6 level, serum IL-7 level, serum IL-9 level, serum IL-10 level, serum IL-12 (p70)level, serum IL-13 level, serum IL-15 level, serum IL-17 level, interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) level, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF ) level, tumor growth factor (TGF-β) level, Thl7 cell activity, gut permeability and specific regulatory T cell infiltration into the small intestine and/or colon.
41. The method of claim 38, wherein the allergic effect is allergen- specific IgE production.
42. The method of claim 38, wherein the allergic effect is airway hyperresponsiveness.
43. The method of claim 38, wherein the test and control subjects are gnotobiotic subjects.
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