TABLE 1.

Microbial composition of four artificial mixtures mimicking bifidobacterial ecosystems

Mix no.	Type of ecosystem	Species composition
1	Human intestine	B. angulatum, B. bifidum, B. adolescentis, B. infantis, B. longum, B. breve, B. catenulatum, B. dentium, B. gallicum, B. pseudocatenulatum, B. scardovii
2	Rumen	B. ruminantium, B. pseudolongum subsp. pseudolongum, B. merycicum, B. thermophilum, B. boum
3	Chicken intestine	B. pullorum, B. pseudolongum subsp. pseudolongum, B. animalis, B. thermophilum, B. gallinarium
4	Environment	B. thermacidophilum, B. minimum, B. subtile