US Patent Issued to ALFASIGMA S.P.A on Nov. 18 for "Bacterial strains, the compositions thereof and use thereof in a method for the treatment of vitamin D deficiency, and disorders associated therewith" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,214, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to ALFASIGMA S.P.A (Bologna, Italy).

"Bacterial strains, the compositions thereof and use thereof in a method for the treatment of vitamin D deficiency, and disorders associated therewith" was invented by Andrea Biffi (Trezzano Rosa, Italy) and Walter Fiore (Trezzano Rosa, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to bacterial strains for use in the treatment of vitamin D deficiency and/or insufficiency and/or diseases, symptoms and/or disorders associated thereto. Furthermore, the present invention relates to compositions comprising at least one of said bacterial strains ...