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US 201600.40215A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2016/0040215 A1 Henn et al. (43) Pub. Date: Feb. 11, 2016 (54) METHODS FOR PATHOGEN DETECTION Related U.S. Application Data AND ENRICHMENT FROM MATERALS AND (60) Provisional application No. 61/781,854, filed on Mar. COMPOSITIONS 14, 2013. (71) Applicant: SERES THERAPEUTICS, INC., Publication Classification Cambridge, MA (US) (51) Int. Cl. (72) Inventors: Matthew R. Henn, Somerville, MA CI2O I/68 (2006.01) (US); John Grant Aunins, Doylestown, GOIN33/569 (2006.01) PA (US); David Arthur Berry, (52) U.S. Cl. Brookline, MA (US); David N. Cook CPC .......... CI2O 1/689 (2013.01); G0IN33/56911 Brooklyn, NY (US) (2013.01) (21) Appl. No.: 14/776,676 ( 57 ) ABSTRACT Provided are methods and compositions for characterization (22) PCT Filed: Mar. 14, 2014 of bacterial compositions for the maintenance or restoration of a healthy microbiota in the gastrointestinal tract of a mam (86). PCT No.: PCT/US1.4/29539 malian Subject, and the resulting characterized compositions. Provided are methods of characterizing bacterial composi S371 (c)(1), tions including Subjecting the compositions to various detect (2) Date: Sep. 14, 2015 ing processes. Patent Application Publication Feb. 11, 2016 Sheet 1 of 19 US 2016/0040215 A1 FIGURE 1 Patent Application Publication Feb. 11, 2016 Sheet 2 of 19 US 2016/0040215 A1 FIGURE 2 1 AAATTGAAGAGTTTGATCATGGCTCAGATTGAACGCTGGCGGCAGGCCTA 51 ACACATGCAAGTCGAACGGTAACAGGAAGAAGCTTGCTCTTTGCTGACGA 1 O1 GTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAATGTCTGGGAAACTGCCTGATGGAGGGGGATA 151 ACTACTGGAAACGGTAGCTAATACCGCATAACGTCGCAAGACCAAAGAGG 2O1 GGGACCTTCGGGCCTCTTGCCATCGGATGTGCCCAGATGGGATTAGCTAG 251 TAGGTGGGGTAACGGCTCACCTAGGCGACGATCCCTAGCTGGTCTGAGAG 3 O1 GATGACCAGCCACACTGGAACTGAGACACGGTCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGG 351 CAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGCGCAAGCCTGATGCAGCCATGCC 4 O1 GCGTGTATGAAGAAGGCCTTCGGGTTGTAAAGTACTTTCAGCGGGGAGGA 451 AGGGAGTAAAGT'TAATACCTTTGCTCATTGACGTTACCCGCAGAAGAAGC 5 O1 ACCGGCTAACTCGTGCCCAGGCATGCGCAGGAATACGGAGGTGCAAGCGT 551 TAATCGGAATTACTGGGCGTAAAGCGCACGCAGGCGGTTTGTTAAGTCAG 6 O1 ATGTGAAATCCCCGGGCTCAACCTGGGAACTGCATCTGATACTGGCAAGC 651 TTGAGTCTCGTAGAGGGGGGTAGAATTCCAGGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGT 7 O1 AGAGATCTGGAGGAATACCGGTGGCGAAGGCGGCCCCCTGGACGAAGACT 751. CACGCTCAGGTGCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGT 8O1 AGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGTCGACTTGGAGGTTGTGCCCTTGAGGCGTG 851 GCTTCCGGAGCTAACGCGTTAAGTCGACCGCCTGGGGAGTACGGCCGCAA 9 O1 GGTTAAAACT CAAATGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATG 951 TGGTTTAATTCGATGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCTGGTCTTGACATCCAC 1 OO1 GGAAGTTTTCAGAGATGAGAATGTGCCTTCGGGAACCGTGAGACAGGTGC 1 O 51 TGCATGGCTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTTGTGAAATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCA 11 O1 ACGAGCGCAACCCTTATCCTTTGTTGCCAGCGGTCCGGCCGGGAACT CAA 1151. AGGAGACTGCCAGTGATAAACTGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAGTCA 12 O1. TCATGGCCCTTACGACCAGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGCATACAA 1251. AGAGAAGCGACCTCGCGAGAGCAAGCGGACCTCATAAAGTGCGTCGTAGT 13 O1 CCGGATTGGAGTCTGCAACTCGACTCCATGAAGTCGGAATCGCTAGTAAT 1351 CGTGGATCAGAATGCCACGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCG 14 O1 CCCGMCACACCATGGGAGTGGGTTGCAAAAGAAGTAGGTAGCTTAACCTT 1451 CGGGAGGGCGCTTACCACTTTGTGATTCATGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAAC 15 O1. 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Transl. Med. 3(106):106. 0006 Thus practitioners have a need for a method of popu REFERENCE TO ASEQUENCE LISTING lating a subject's gastrointestinal tract, and other niches, with 0002 This application includes a Sequence Listing sub a diverse and useful selection of microbiota in order to altera mitted electronically as a text file named 26335PCT SE dysbiosis. In response to the need for durable, efficient, and QUENCELISTING.TXT, created on Mar. 14, 2014 with a effective compositions and methods for treatment of diseases, size of 4,196,119 bytes. The sequence listing is incorporated restoring or enhancing microbiota functions by providing a by reference. multi-component bacterial composition with a diverse and/or complex microbial composition is a solution. Assessing mul BACKGROUND tivalent compositions to verify their safety, identity, viability, 0003 Mammals are colonized by microbes in the gas potency and purity for the treatment of mammalian Subjects is trointestinal (GI) tract, on the skin, and in other epithelial and required to assure the compositions are of the appropriate tissue niches Such as the oral cavity, eye Surface and vagina. In quality and consistency to meet global regulatory standards. particular, the gastrointestinal tract harbors an abundant and A particular challenge for multi-component compositions is diverse microbial community. It is a complex system, provid the detection of microbial contaminants at low levels in the ing an environment or niche for a community of many differ composition (e.g. see Temmerman etal 2003 Identification of ent species or organisms, including diverse strains of bacteria. antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial isolates from probiotic Hundreds of different species may form a commensal com products. Int J. of Food Microbiology 81:1-10 and Temmer munity in the GI tract in a healthy person, and this comple man etal 2003 Development and Validation of a nested-PCR ment of organisms evolves from the time of birth to ultimately denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis method for taxo form a functionally mature microbial population by about 3 nomic characterization of bifidobacterial communities). Due years of age. Interactions between constituents of these popu to the complex nature of the microbial compositions there is lations, between them and Surrounding environmental com a lack of techniques to appropriately characterize a beneficial ponents, and between microbes and the host, e.g. the host microbial composition for therapeutic and other health uses. immune system, shape the community structure, with avail ability of and competition for resources affecting the distri SUMMARY