TABLE 1.
Bacterial fermentation of starch (potato), amylopectin (potato), and pullulan
| Species | Strain | Fermentation of:
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starch (potato) | Amylopectin (potato) | Pullulan | ||
| B. adolescentis | CIP 64.60 | + | − | − |
| B. adolescentis | CIP 64.61 | + | − | − |
| B. adolescentis | NCFB 2229 | − | − | − |
| B. animalis | DSM 10140 | − | − | − |
| B. animalis | DSM 20104 | − | − | − |
| B. animalis | JCM 20097 | − | − | − |
| B. animalis | DSM 20105 | − | − | − |
| B. animalis | JCM 7117 | − | − | − |
| B. asteroides | DSM 20431 | − | − | − |
| B. bifidum | JCM 7002 | − | − | − |
| B. bifidum | JCM 7003 | − | − | − |
| B. bifidum | NCIMB 8810 | − | − | − |
| B. bifidum | CIP 64.65 | − | − | − |
| B. bifidum | CCUG 17358 | − | − | − |
| B. breve | JCM 7019a | + | + | + |
| B. breve | CCUG 43878a | + | + | + |
| B. breve | CCUG 34405a | + | + | + |
| B. breve | UCC 2003a,b | + | + | + |
| B. breve | NCFB 2258a | + | + | + |
| B. dentium | NCFB 2243a | + | + | + |
| B. globosum | JCM 5820 | + | + | − |
| B. globosum | JCM 7092 | + | + | − |
| B. indicum | DSM 20214 | − | − | − |
| B. infantis | CCUG 45868a | + | + | + |
| B. infantis | CCUG 36569 | − | − | − |
| B. infantis | NCDO 2205 | − | − | − |
| B. longum | JCM 7050 | + | + | − |
| B. longum | JCM 7052 | − | − | − |
| B. longum | JCM 7053 | − | − | − |
| B. longum | JCM 7055 | − | − | − |
| B. longum | JCM 7056 | − | − | − |
| B. longum | NCIMB 8809 | + | + | − |
| B. longum | CIP 64.63 | + | + | − |
| B. longum | CCUG 15137 | − | − | − |
| B. longum | CCUG 30698 | − | − | − |
| B. longum/B. infantis | CCUG 18157 | + | − | − |
| B. magnum | DSM 20222 | − | − | − |
| B. pseudocatulatum | NCIMB 8811 | − | − | − |
| B. pseudolongum | NCIMB 2244a | + | + | + |
| B. pseudolongum | DSM 20095a | + | + | + |
| B. pseudolongum subsp. globosum | DSM 20092a | + | + | + |
| B. thermophilum | JCM 7027a | + | + | + |
a
Bifidobacterial strain which fermented all three carbon sources.
b
B. breve UCC 2003 is also known as NCIMB 8807.