A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial: The Efficacy of Multispecies Probiotic Supplementation in Alleviating Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Associated with Constipation

Table 1

List of the strains used in this study, deposit number, and the most relevant antimicrobial activities described in Presti et al. 2015 [19]. Abbreviations used in the present work were also included.

Probiotic strain	Deposit number	Antimicrobial activity	Abbr.
Lactobacillus rhamnosus LRH020 (formerly PBS070)	DSM 25568	C. albicans; E. faecalis; P. aeruginosa; S. aureus; E. coli	L_Rha
Lactobacillus plantarum PBS067	DSM 24937	C. albicans; E. faecalis; P. aeruginosa; S. aureus; E. coli	L_Pla
Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BL050 (formerly PBS075)	DSM 25566	E. faecalis; P. aeruginosa; E. coli	B_Lac
Lactobacillus acidophilus PBS066	DSM 24936	C. albicans; E. faecalis; P. aeruginosa; S. aureus; E. coli	L_Aci
Lactobacillus reuteri PBS072	DSM 25175	E. faecalis	L_Reu