Table 4.

Documented trials of probiotics against specific pathogens (Travers et al. 2011a)

Pathogen	Probiotic tested	Host	A	R
Ascaris suum	B. lactis (pig isolate)	Pig	d	n.d
Babesia microti	L. casei ATCC7469	Mouse	a	+  +  +
			b	+
Cryptosporidium parvum	L. reuteri 4000, 4020	Mouse	c	+  +  +
	L. reuteri 4000, 4020 or L. acidophilus NCFM	Mouse	c	+  +
	L. reuteri 4000, 4020	Mouse	c	+  +
	L. rhamnosus GG + L. casei shirota	Human	e	∗
	VSL#3 or Actimel	Neonatal rat	a	0
	B. brevis, E. faecium, P. alcaligenes	Calf	f	0
	L. reuteri ATCC23272 or L. acidophilus NCFM	Cell culture		+
	B. breve ATCC15698 or B. longum ATCC15707	Cell culture		+  +  +
	B. brevis, E. faecium and P. alcaligenes	Cell culture		+  +  +
Eimeriatenella/acervulina	Primalac	Chicken	d	+  +
	Mitomax	Chicken	d	+
	Mitogrow	Chicken	d	+
	L. acidophilus Lb33ac, L. salivarius Lb14c7 Lb16c6	Cell culture		+  +
Giardia lamblia	L. johnsonii LA1	Cell culture		+  +  +
	L. johnsonii LA1	Gerbil	b	+  +
	L. casei MTCC1423	Mouse	b	+  +  +
	E. faecium SF68