Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Deferred payments due to former directors	$ 25,500	$ 25,500
Deferred Payments Due to Former Directors [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Deferred payments due to former directors	25,500	25,500
Intrexon [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of outstanding common stock	24.40%
Intrexon [Member] \| Lantibiotic Exclusive Channel Collaboration (ECC) [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cash paid to Intrexon Corporation	866,030	1,463,019
Intrexon [Member] \| Probiotics ECC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cash paid to Intrexon Corporation	$ 46,892	$ 0