Figure 5.

Comparative inhibition induced by the 40 strains of Lactobacillus paracasei on mouse mast cell and on human basophil activation. The inhibitory properties of all 40 strains in the two assay systems are summarized here, with the same color code as in Figures 2 and 3. Colored squares recapitulate the segregation of individual strains in clusters 1 (yellow), 2 (orange), and 3/4 (red) when analyzed for their ability to inhibit human basophil and mouse mast cell activation in the absence of antibiotics. Strains segregating in the same cluster for both cell types are boxed.