| abstract |
A biologically pure culture of a strain of bacteria of the species Lactobacillus acidophilus, the bacteria being characterized in that an average of at least 50 of the bacteria can adhere to one human small intestinal mucosal cell after a five minute incubation of the bacteria with the cell. The desired strain can be isolated from a sample containing a multiplicity of bacterial strains by defined selection and screening procedures. The desired L. acidophilus strain has therapeutic and prophylactic uses especially in relation to gastro intestinal disorders, and pharmaceutical compositions are also provided. |