Figure 3 Lactobacillus flora in remission (after antibiotic therapy), after placebo, and after VSL#3 therapy, as assessed by analysis of clone libraries. A total of 135 clones were randomly picked and sequenced. The graph shows the percentage of single species identified by BLAST analysis. Lactobacillus flora was more diverse under VSL#3 therapy in comparison with placebo. At inclusion (that is, before randomisation, after induction therapy with antibiotics), only two Lactobacillus species were detected, most of them Lactobacillus mucosae (>97%).