MDS plot of the eight best and the eight poorest surviving <i>L. plantarum</i> WCFS1 cultures grown under different growth conditions after GI-tract passage.

<p>Sample distances of good (black circles) and poor (grey circles) surviving cultures (see <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0039053#pone-0039053-g002" target="_blank">fig. 2</a>A). Classification is based on the transcriptomes of these cultures just before subjection to the GI-tract survival assay.