Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Shareholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail)

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	Dec. 31, 2013	Nov. 27, 2013	Oct. 18, 2013	Oct. 23, 2012	Aug. 06, 2012	Jul. 30, 2012	Mar. 11, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 14, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Nov. 20, 2013 Underwriter [Member]	Oct. 23, 2012 Chief Financial Officer [Member]	Mar. 11, 2011 Chief Financial Officer [Member]	Mar. 11, 2011 Director [Member]	Nov. 27, 2013 Non- employee Directors [Member]	Oct. 18, 2013 Non- employee Directors [Member]	Aug. 06, 2012 Non- employee Directors [Member]	Nov. 27, 2013 Executive Officer [Member]	Oct. 18, 2013 Executive Officer [Member]	Aug. 06, 2012 Executive Officer [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Probiotics ECC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Probiotics ECC [Member] Convertible Promissory Note [Member]	Jul. 30, 2012 Stock Purchase Agreement [Member]	Jan. 13, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Common Stock [Member]	Jul. 30, 2012 Common Stock [Member] Stock Purchase Agreement [Member] Professional Fees [Member]	Jul. 30, 2012 Common Stock [Member] Stock Purchase Agreement [Member] Other Services [Member]	May 30, 2013 Warrant [Member]	Sep. 14, 2012 Warrant [Member]	May 30, 2013 Warrant One [Member]	Mar. 11, 2011 Restricted Stock [Member]	Oct. 31, 2011 Jeffrey Hillman [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Jeffrey Hillman [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Jeffrey Hillman [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Intrexon [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Intrexon [Member]	Dec. 18, 2013 Intrexon [Member] Probiotics ECC [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Intrexon [Member] Probiotics ECC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Intrexon [Member] Probiotics ECC [Member]	Jun. 05, 2012 Intrexon [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Intrexon [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Griffin Securities Inc. [Member]	Jul. 30, 2012 Griffin Securities Inc. [Member]	Jul. 30, 2012 Griffin Securities Inc. [Member]	Jul. 30, 2012 Griffin Securities Inc. [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Sep. 27, 2012 Koski Family Limited Partnership [Member]	Jul. 30, 2012 Koski Family Limited Partnership [Member]	Mar. 23, 2012 Koski Family Limited Partnership [Member]	Mar. 23, 2012 Koski Family Limited Partnership [Member] Loan Agreement [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Koski Family Limited Partnership [Member] Warrant [Member]	Mar. 23, 2012 Koski Family Limited Partnership [Member] Warrant [Member] Debt Exchange Agreement [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of restricted common stock non-vested																																	120,000
Period of common stock expected to be recognized								6 years 1 month 6 days																									3 years
Restricted shares of common stock issued																																		$ 0	$ 169,773
Number of shares of restricted common stock non-vested	0							0																										40,000
Common stock issued																																						698,241										1,692,123	6,285,619
Common stock offering, Shares																																									4,392,425
Value of common stock issued									158,433																											5,798,001
Purchase of securities in percentage																																										30.00%
Raising financing gross proceeds																																					1,000,000
Company's common stock shares sold						8,666,665						4,400,000														21,036,832													1,300,000
Common Stock, Public offering price						$ 1.50						$ 2.50																											$ 3.00
Gross proceeds from private placement of common stock						13,000,000		13,804,996	11,888,336			9,904,996																											3,900,000
Up-front technology access fee																																							6,000,000
Common stock issued																																								1,348,000
Convertible promissory note issued to pay technology access fee																							1,956,000
Maturity date of convertible note																							Dec. 31, 2013
Recorded non cash expenses								6,000,000														6,000,000
Conversion price of convertible note payable																																						$ 2.82
Cash commissions																																												899,698
Cash commissions, percentage																																												7.00%
Warrants issued / Retained warrants																													127,888	12,500	161,000													771,169	771,169		61,405			599,520
Fees as percentage of common stock sold in offering																																													9.00%
Warrants exercisable price per share										6.00																																		1.50	1.50				2.00
Legal fees and disbursements																																														50,000
Expiration period of warrants																																												5 years							3 years
Amount charged to additional paid-in-capital																								1,111,664			155,626	6,340																		949,698
Warrants valued																																												$ 2.40
Warrants outstanding																																												1,850,806	1,850,806
Liquidated damages to the Purchasers								1.50%
Liquidated damages to the Purchaser aggregate								10.00%
Principal amount of secured debt																																																2,500,000
Accrued but unpaid interest																																																38,185
Number of restricted stock shares awarded														10,000	10,000
Grant date fair value per share							$ 3.60
Vesting period of shares awarded																																Half of the awarded shares vest in six (6) months and the other half on the anniversary date of the award
Restricted common stock forfeited														5,000
Compensation expense									11,340
Capital of company		12,000,000			10,000,000
Shares awarded under plan		502,654	422,359		465,816								83,500			191,985	165,925	215,405	310,669	256,434	250,411
Retained shares		113,636	84,287	26,261	66,233			197,923	92,494
Common Stock, gross proceeds								14,900,000	13,000,000			11,000,000
Warrants issued / Retained warrants																																																				1,571,405
Warrants value per share																																																	$ 1.00
Warrant expiry term																																												5 years
Retained warrants two																																															599,520
Issued warrants to acquire an aggregate common stock																																															1,510,000
Issued warrants, exercised																									210,000																		200,000
Shares of common stock issued upon exercise of warrants																																											106,250
Warrants exercisable price per share																													$ 26.00		$ 15.00
Warrants outstanding	2,747,094							2,747,094
Number of Stock options outstanding	633,840							633,840	660,423		725,173
Total number of outstanding common shares	39,374,878
Issuance of common stock									$ 27,505,364																$ 135,000	$ 21,037