SUPPLEMENTARY DATA TABLES Supplementary Table 1. Correlational analysis of factors involved in adhesion and pathogen inhibition using Spearman’s correlational analysis. Supplementary Table 2. List of adhesion-relation homologs in L. mucosae LM1 FIGURES Supplementary Figure 1. Beta-galactosidase activity of the selected Lactobacilli strains Supplementary Table 1. Correlational analysis of factors involved in adhesion and pathogen inhibition using Spearman’s correlational analysis. Correlations HYDROPHOBICITY AGGREGATION AGGREGATION E. COLI Spearman's rho S. TYPHIMURIUM COMEX-ST DISP-EC DISP-ST .410 .588 .367 -.050 -.661 -.450 Sig. (2-tailed) . .050 .042 .273 .096 .332 .898 .053 .224 N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Correlation Coefficient .667* 1.000 .683* .536 .773* .150 .233 -.746* -.300 Sig. (2-tailed) .050 . .042 .137 .015 .700 .546 .021 .433 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Correlation Coefficient .683* .683* 1.000 .351 .437 .567 .150 -.390 -.383 Sig. (2-tailed) .042 .042 . .354 .240 .112 .700 .300 .308 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Correlation Coefficient .410 .536 .351 1.000 .903** -.109 .460 -.868** -.536 Sig. (2-tailed) .273 .137 .354 . .001 .781 .213 .002 .137 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Correlation Coefficient .588 .773* .437 .903** 1.000 -.025 .370 -.974** -.529 Sig. (2-tailed) .096 .015 .240 .001 . .949 .327 .000 .143 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 N COAGGREGATION W/ COMEX-EC .683* N COAGGREGATION W/ COAGG-ST .667* N ADHESION COAGG-EC 1.000 Correlation Coefficient HYDROPHOBICITY ADHESION N E. COLI INHIBITION IN Correlation Coefficient .367 .150 .567 -.109 -.025 1.000 -.333 -.017 -.083 COMPETITIVE Sig. (2-tailed) .332 .700 .112 .781 .949 . .381 .965 .831 EXCLUSION N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 S. TYPHIMURIUM Correlation Coefficient -.050 .233 .150 .460 .370 -.333 1.000 -.237 -.100 INHIBITION IN Sig. (2-tailed) .898 .546 .700 .213 .327 .381 . .539 .798 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 -.661 -.746* -.390 -.868** -.974** -.017 -.237 1.000 .441 .053 .021 .300 .002 .000 .965 .539 . .235 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 -.450 -.300 -.383 -.536 -.529 -.083 -.100 .441 1.000 .224 .433 .308 .137 .143 .831 .798 .235 . 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 COMPETITIVE EXCLUSION N Correlation Coefficient E. COLI INHIBITION IN DISPLACEMENT Sig. (2-tailed) N S. TYPHIMURIUM Correlation Coefficient ADHESION IN Sig. (2-tailed) DISPLACEMENT N *. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed). **. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). Supplementary Table 2. List of adhesion-relation homologs in L. mucosae LM1 LOCATION POTENTIAL CELL SURFACE EXPOSED PROTEINS GENE NUMBER FUNCTION GRAVY index Mucin Binding Protein (MUB) LPXTG LBLM1_04370 Type IV secretory pathway, TrbL components -0.720 LBLM1_18230 Hypothetical protein -0.262 LBLM1_01550 hypothetical protein -0.620 LBLM1_01450 hypothetical protein -0.333 LBLM1_01560 Type IV secretory pathway, TrbL components -0.608 LBLM1_01570 Type IV secretory pathway, TrbL components -0.584 LBLM1_06560 hypothetical protein -0.517 LBLM1_00070 predicted solute binding protein -0.362 LBLM1_07180 predicted membrane protein -0.205 LBLM1_06380 recombination protein J, recJ -0.293 LBLM1_15660 citrate lyase regulator -0.025 LBLM1_07050 response regulator -0.334 LBLM1_13300 acetyl-CoA carboxylase, biotin carboxylase -0.195 LBLM1_04800 Predicted drug exporters of the RND superfamily 0.028 LBLM1_16150 type I site-specific deoxyribonuclease, HsdR family 0.767 LBLM1_00710 hypothetical protein -0.292 LBLM1_01370 predicted outer membrane protein -0.517 LBLM1_01680 RhoGEF, Guanine nucleotide exchange factor for Rho/Rac/Cdc42-like GTPases -0.070 LBLM1_02180 hypothetical protein 0.463 LBLM1_03400 Uncharacterized protein conserved in bacteria with the myosin-like domain -0.580 LBLM1_04360 hypothetical protein -0.458 LBLM1_05330 AAA ATPase containing von Willebrand factor type A (vWA) domain -0.637 LBLM1_07660 5'-nucleotidase/2',3'-cyclic phosphodiesterase and related esterases; LPXTG motif cell wall domain protein -0.357 Mucus Binding Protein (MucBP) Domain Containing Proteins LPXTG Cell Wall LPXTG domain LBLM1_07910 hypothetical protein -0.334 LBLM1_18030 cell division protein -0.680 LBLM1_18390 Multidrug resistance efflux pump -0.365 LBLM1_18950 Uncharacterized protein conserved in bacteria -0.597 LBLM1_06040 extracellular protein, gamma-D-glutamate-mesodiaminopimelate muropeptidase; Cell wall-associated hydrolases (invasion-associated proteins) -0.151 LBLM1_10380 LysM domain protein -0.405 LBLM1_10410 hypothetical protein -0.331 LBLM1_12480 peptidoglycan-binding protein -0.419 LBLM1_16320 Cell wall-associated hydrolases (invasion-associated proteins) -0.176 LBLM2_17320 mannosyl-glycoprotein endo-beta-N-acetylglucosamidase; muramidase (flagellum-specific) -0.280 LBLM1_19190 phage lysin; lyzozyme M1 (1,4-beta-N-acetylmuramidase) -0.377 LBLM1_07670 glucan binding domain (YG repeat) -0.693 LBLM1_14570 pectin methylesterase -0.538 LBLM1_20020 hypothetical protein -0.865 LBLM1_20030 glucan binding domain (YG repeat) -0.767 LBLM1_18100 SecA DEAD domain protein; Preprotein translocase subunit SecA (ATPase, RNA helicase) -0.373 Adhesin-like protein LBLM1_10110 ABC superfamily ATP binding cassette transporter, binding protein -0.406 Sortase (SrtA) LBLM1_02950 Sortase (surface protein transpeptidase) -0.270 LysM domains CW-binding repeats Membrane (A) Lactobacillus mucosae LM1 (B) Lactobacillus johnsonii PF01 Supplementary Figure 1. Beta-galactosidase activity of the selected Lactobacilli strains (C) Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG