Table 1. Combinations of 10 strains consumed as mixtures by the 10 volunteers (subjects).
| Subject | 1 to 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Strain a | WCFS1 | WCFS1 | WCFS1 | WCFS1 | WCFS1 | WCFS1 |
| ATCC14917 | Lp95 | LD3 | LD3 | ATCC14917 | Lp95 | |
| NCTH19-2 | NCTH19-2 | NCTH19-2 | NCTH19-2 | NCTH19-2 | NCTH19-2 | |
| CIP104450 | CIP104450 | CIP104450 | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | |
| CIP104440 | H14 | CIP104441 | CIP104440 | H14 | CIP104441 | |
| KOG18 | LP80 | KOG18 | LP80 | KOG18 | LP80 | |
| ATCC8014 | KOG24 | KOG24 | CIP104448 | CIP1044448 | ATCC8014 | |
| LP85-2 | NCIMB12120 | DKO22 | NCIMB12120 | LP85-2 | DKO22 | |
| 299v | 299v | 299 | 299 | 299v | 299 | |
| NC8 | NC8 | NC8 | NC8 | NC8 | NC8 |
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Strains indicated in bold are consumed by all volunteers.