TABLE 1.
Nonspecific adhesion of probiotic bacteria to the gelatin, BSA, and polystyrene
| Probiotic bacterium | % Adhesiona (SD)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSA | Gelatin | Polystyrene | Intestinal mucus | |
| L. rhamnosus LC 705 | 0.4 (0.3) | 0.2 (0.2) | 11.2 (3.6) | 0.6 (0.4) |
| B. lactis Bb12 | 5.6 (1.5) | 5.4 (0.6) | 29.5 (9.7) | 14.0 (3.3) |
| L. bulgaricus | 5.7 (0.9) | 6.3 (0.4) | 25.7 (6.4) | 23.1 (0.1) |
| E. faecium Tehobak | 1.6 (1.1) | 0.9 (0.6) | 19.3 (10.6) | 13.2 (8.0) |
| L. rhamnosus ATCC 53103 | 6.2 (0.8) | 6.3 (1.6) | 19.6 (12.5) | 17.6 (5.6) |
| L. johnsonii La1 | 3.0 (1.0) | 3.2 (2.4) | 23.6 (2.5) | 20.0 (4.9) |
| L. casei Shirota | 1.3 (1.1) | 1.6 (1.4) | 3.0 (0.6) | 1.1 (0.8) |
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Percentage of radioactivity recovered from wells compared to radioactivity of the added bacteria.