The @entity1336 flora of the @entity5932 was sampled from 42 healthy volunteers. Species identification was carried out by numerically comparing API 50CH fermentation patterns with type strains, using an SJ-similarity cut-off level of 79%. For the largest groups, identity was further confirmed by DNA-DNA hybridizations against the type strain of the species. Seventeen lactobacilli clusters were defined, of which most were found both on @entity5932 . The largest taxa were @entity1336 , Lact. rhamnosus and Lact. paracasei ssp. paracasei, which were isolated from 52%, 26% and 17% of the individuals, respectively. Most isolates were tested for their capacity to adhere to the @entity1 colonic cell line HT-29 in the absence and presence of @entity6042 . @entity3913 -sensitive adherence to HT-29 cells was encountered in two-thirds of the Lact. plantarum isolates, but infrequently among isolates of other taxa. The results suggest that Lact. plantarum is a major colonizer of the @entity1 @entity344 , and that its capacity to adhere to @entity3913 -containing receptors may be of some ecological importance.

The normal @entity1336 flora of healthy XXXX @entity5932 .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['human'] @entity5932 :: ('MESH:C565008', 'Disease') :: ['rectal and oral mucosa'] @entity344 :: ('MESH:D005767', 'Disease') :: ['gastrointestinal mucosa'] @entity3913 :: ('MESH:D008358', 'Chemical') :: ['mannose', 'Mannose'] @entity6042 :: ('MESH:C008466', 'Chemical') :: ['methyl-alpha-D-mannoside'] @entity1336 :: ('1590', 'Species') :: ['Lactobacillus', 'Lactobacillus plantarum']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['human']
