The aim of the present in vivo animal study is to investigate the ability of @entity6374 to colonize the oral flora during infancy. STUDY DESIGN: Twenty four @entity35 , aged 1 month, which were pre-analyzed for mutans streptococci and @entity6374 absence in their saliva, were randomly divided into 3 groups. The control group was infected with @entity6586 @entity6586 at the 2nd month, three times a day for 14 days. @entity6586 counts were determined with microbiological saliva analyzes obtained by standard methods of oral swabbing at 3rd, 4th and 5th months. The second group, Probiotic I group, was also infected with @entity6586 at the 2nd month, and further infected with @entity6374 ATCC 55730 (1*10(8)),5 drops per day for 25 days, at the 3rd month. @entity6586 and @entity6374 counts were determined at the 3rd, 4th and 5th months. Plates were incubated anaerobically at 37  C for 48 h, after which colonies were confirmed as @entity6374 . RESULTS: Regarding intragroup analysis, @entity6586 counts of the Control group increased steadily during the 3rd. and 4th. months, and a statistically significant (p<0.05) reduction was registered at the 5. month. @entity6586 counts of the Probiotic I group increased steadily during the 3rd. and 4th. months, and again a statistically significant (p<0.05) reduction, parallel with the Control group, was registered at the 5th. month. In the Probiotic II group, @entity6586 counts started at a higher level than the Control group and there was a statistically significant (p<0.05) reduction of @entity6586 at the 5th. month. CONCLUSION: It may be concluded that, @entity6374 promised a better colonization as a 'first colonisation strain'.

Early Colonization of XXXX after Exposure to Probiotics.

@entity35 :: ('10116', 'Species') :: ['rats'] @entity6586 :: ('1309', 'Species') :: ['ATCC 25175', 'S. mutans'] @entity6374 :: ('1598', 'Species') :: ['L. reuteri', 'L. Reuteri']
@entity6374 :: (1598,Species) :: ['Lactobacillus reuteri']
