PROVIDED IS AN ISOLATED LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM CMU995, WHICH WAS DEPOSITED AT THE FOOD INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN WITH THE ACCESSION NUMBER BCRC 910472 AND IN THE GERMAN COLLECTION OF MICROORGANISMS AND CELL CULTURES (DSM7) UNDER ACCESSION NUMBER DSM 23780. ALSO PROVIDED ARE A COMPOSITION COMPRISING LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM CMU995 AND USES OF LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM CMU995. THIS STRAIN IS MANUFACTURED AS A MEDICAMENT OR HEALTH FOOD FOR INHIBITING PATHOGENS, PROTECTING THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, AND/OR PREVENTING OR TREATING THE INFECTION OF THE URINARY TRACT. FIGURE 1