The study consisted of 5 healthy volunteers who consumed 25 g of CTC1679-fermented sausage per day for 21 days13. It was observed that L. rhamnosus CTC1679 transiently colonized the GI tract and persisted during the ingestion period at levels ca. 8 log cfu/g. After 3 days of non-consumption, the strain was still recovered from the faeces of all the volunteers, confirming the capability of L. rhamnosus CTC1679 to be delivered as a potential probiotic in fermented sausages.