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).