TABLE 1.

Annotated gene coding for glycoside hydrolases putatively involved in HMO degradation as described at the CAZy database (http://www.cazy.org)

	GH2	GH16	GH18	GH20	GH29	GH33	GH95
Bacteroides fragilis ATCC25285	15	6	2	12	9	3	4
Bacteroides vulgatus ATCC8483	25	1	2	8	8	2	4
Bifidobacterium infantis ATCC15697	2	–	1	3	3	2	1
Bifidobacterium bifidum NCIMB 4117	3	–	–	4	1	1	1

The selected glycoside hydrolase families include the following activities: GH2, α-galactosidase; GH16, endo-β-1,4-galactosidase; GH18, endo-β-N-acetylglycosaminidase; GH20, β-hexosaminidase; GH29, α-1,3/4-fucosidase; GH33, sialidase; GH95, α-1,2-fucosidase.