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Table 3 Effect of culture supernatants on pneumococcal adherence

From: Inhibition of Streptococcus pneumoniae adherence to human epithelial cells in vitro by the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

Isolate

Serotype

Supernatants*

LGG

LGG + Pnc

PMP843

19 F

103.4 ± 10.3%

85.8 ± 1.6%

PMP558

6B

79.4 ± 26.5%

95.5 ± 12.0%

PMP812

5

127.6 ± 40.7%

140.1 ± 25.6%

PMP6

5

69.0 ± 43.0%

178.1 ± 26.9%

  1. * Culture supernatants were obtained from wells in the cell adhesion assay that contained epithelial cells incubated with LGG alone (LGG), or together with pneumococci isolate (LGG + Pnc). Supernatants were filtered and added to wells in a separate adherence assay to measure their effect on the adherence of the corresponding pneumococcal isolate. Data were normalized to control (pneumococcal adherence when no supernatants added). n=2, P>0.05.