Using lactobacillus as epithelial adhesive.

The invention concerns the use of lactobacillus plantarum HAVE A SPECIFIC adhesin MANOSA FOR PREPARING A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION inhibits the binding of pathogenic BACTERIA EXPRESSING ADHESINS MANOSA SPECIFIC CELL SURFACE ON SKIN. A strain of Lactobacillus plantarum MAY BE USED IN THE INVENTION BONDS BILLS coated agarose D-mannose, AND BELONGS TO A GROUP PREFERABLY L. plantarum more than 70% similarity to L. plantarum 299 IN TERMS OF REA. The invention relates FURTHER USE OF SUCH STRAINS FOR PREPARING A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION WHICH IS USED IN curative and / or prophylactic treatment of Bacterial Translocation, gastroenteritis and other diseases caused by pathogenic BACTERIA EXPRESSING ADHESINS mannose-specific.