Table 1.

Lactobacilli screened for anti-Clostridium difficile activity.

Lactobacillus spp.	No. of strains tested	Source
L. gasseri	7	Human intestine (2), human feces (5)
L. salivarius	6	Pig intestine (2), infant feces (3), human feces (1)
L. plantarum	5	Bovine teat rinse, cow feces, silage, hand wash, milking yard water
L. brevis	4	Human feces (2), cow feces (1), silage (1)
L. casei/paracasei	4	Human feces
L. paracasei	4	Human intestine (2), human feces (1), yoghurt (1)
L. rhamnosus	4	Human intestine (1), human feces (3)
L. mucosae	3	Cow feces
L. acidophilus	2	Human feces
L. casei	2	Fermented milk
L. johnsonii	2	Pig intestine, commercial isolate
L. parabuchneri/kefiri	2	Milk, cow feces
L. reuteri	2	Pig intestine, infant feces
L. rhamnosus/casei	2	Human feces
L. ruminis	2	Human feces
L. murinus	1	Pig cecum
Lactobacillus spp.	8	Human feces