Patent ID: 8632766

Claim:
A method of colonizing a vagina and anus with bacteria comprising administering orally a composition in the form of a capsule containing lyophilized strains of Lactobacillus fermentum 57A, Lactobacillus plantarum 57B and Lactobacillus gasseri 57C to humans; allowing the Lactobacillus fermentum 57A, Lactobacillus plantarum 57B and Lactobacillus gasseri 57C to pass through the gastrointestinal tract, and to cross over into the vagina and anus; and colonizing the vagina and anus with the Lactobacillus fermentum 57A, Lactobacillus plantarum 57B and Lactobacillus gasseri 57C.