PEPTIDES WITH ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY, DRUG COMPOSITIONS FOR THE PROPHYLAXIS AND TREATMENT OF ANIMALS, COMPOSITIONS FOR THE PROPHYLAXIS AND TREATMENT OF PLANTS, USES OF SAID PEPTIDES, AND USES OF PAENIBACILLUS ELGII OUROFINENSIS EXTRACT.

摘要

The present invention provides extracts of material fermented with Paenibacillus sp., preferably the herein denominated Paenibacillus elgii ourofinensis, which have antimicrobial activity and/or growth-promoting activity for animals that will be slaughtered for human consumption. The invention provides new peptides obtained from fractions of the Paenibacillus elgii ourofinensis fermentation extract, said new peptides having antimicrobial activity and growth-promoting activity for organisms, for example plants and animals. The invention also relates to the use of the extract from this new strain, Paenibacillus elgii ourofinensis, for promoting growth and as an antimicrobial agent for the prophylaxis and treatment of animals for human consumption.