Patent 7625739 was granted and assigned to Intralytix on December, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present invention is directed to isolated bacteriophage having strong lytic activity against strains of Clostridium perfringens, and methods of using that bacteriophage, and/or progeny or derivatives derived therefrom, to control the growth of Clostridium perfringens in various settings.