Table 1: Commercial Probiotics used in the study are listed along with their Bacterial Composition.

Strain

Probiotics

Bacterial Strains from FMT Treated Patients with CDI

BK

BS

WAL

CVS

PC

052

055

Bifidobacterium breve

-

-

-

+

+

-

-

Bifidobacterium brevis

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

Bifidobacteriumbifidum

-

-

+

-

+

-

-

Bifidobacteriumbulgaricus

-

-

+

-

+

-

-

Bifidobacteriumlactis

-

+

+

-

+

-

-

Bifidobacteriumlongum

-

-

-

+

+

-

-

Lactobacillus acidophilus

+

+

+

+

+

-

-

Lactobacillus casei

+

-

+

-

+

-

-

Lactobacillus paracasei

-

+

+

-

+

-

-

Lactobacillus plantarum

-

+

+

-

+

-

-

Lactobacillus rhamnosus

+

-

+

+

-

-

-

Lactobacillus salivarius

-

-

+

-

+

-

-

Clostridium clostridioforme

-

-

-

-

-

+

-

Bifidobacterium spp.

-

-

-

-

-

-

+

Bacteroidesovatus/thetaiotaomicron

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

BK: Bio K Plus; BS: Bio Schwartz; PC: Physician's Choice; WAL: Walgreens Ultra Strength Probiotic; CVS: CVS Health Maximum Strength Probiotic and Bacterial Stains Obtained from Patients with Recurrent C. difficile Infection Treated with Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT).