(19)
(11) EP 3 411 052 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
30.09.2020 Bulletin 2020/40

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
08.07.2020 Bulletin 2020/28

(21) Application number: 17703726.4

(22) Date of filing: 03.02.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61K 35/741(2015.01)
A61P 1/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2017/052422
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/134240 (10.08.2017 Gazette 2017/32)

(54)

USE OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES FOR HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH

VERWENDUNG VON MIKROBIELLEN GEMEINSCHAFTEN FÜR HUMAN- UND TIERGESUNDHEIT

UTILISATION DE COMMUNAUTÉS MICROBIENNES POUR LA SANTÉ HUMAINE ET ANIMALE


(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 04.02.2016 EP 16154288

(43) Date of publication of application:
12.12.2018 Bulletin 2018/50

(60) Divisional application:
19212983.1 / 3639834

(73) Proprietors:
  • Universiteit Gent
    9000 Gent (BE)
  • Microbial Resource Management Health NV
    9052 Ghent (BE)

(72) Inventors:
  • POSSEMIERS, Sam
    9820 Merelbeke (BE)
  • MARZORATI, Massimo
    1050 Brussel (BE)
  • VAN DE WIELE, Tom
    9820 Merelbeke (BE)
  • SCHEIRLINCK, Ilse
    9050 Gentbrugge (BE)
  • VAN DEN ABEELE, Pieter
    9160 Lokeren (BE)
  • BOLCA, Selin
    9050 Gentbrugge (BE)
  • GOTTARDI, Davide
    40132 Bologna (IT)


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