TABLE 1.
Bifidobacterium strains used in the present study
| No. | Strain | Origin | Source or referencea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. longum subsp. longum BB536 | Infant feces | Morinaga Milk Industry, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2 | B. longum subsp. longum LMG 13197T | Adult intestine | BCCM/LMG, Ghent, Belgium |
| 3 | B. longum subsp. infantis LMG 11570 | Infant intestine | BCCM/LMG, Ghent, Belgium |
| 4 | B. longum subsp. infantis LMG 11588 | Infant feces | BCCM/LMG, Ghent, Belgium |
| 5 | B. longum subsp. longum LMG 11047 | Human | BCCM/LMG, Ghent, Belgium |
| 6 | B. longum subsp. longum 46 | Elderly feces | BENEO-Orafti, Tienen, Belgium |
| 7 | B. longum subsp. longum LMG 13196 | Infant intestine | BCCM/LMG, Ghent, Belgium |
| 8 | B. longum subsp. longum NCC2705 | Infant feces | Nestlé, Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 9 | B. longum subsp. longum CUETM 172 | Not available | Bahaka et al. (62) |
| 10 | B. longum subsp. longum PRO-16-10 | Adult feces | Matamoros et al. (63) |
| 11 | B. longum subsp. longum CUETM 193 | Child feces | Bahaka et al. (62) |
| 12 | B. longum subsp. longum CUETM 239 | Child feces | Bahaka et al. (62) |
| 13 | B. longum subsp. longum CUETM 290 | Child feces | Bahaka et al. (62) |
| 14 | B. longum subsp. longum CUETM 171 | Child feces | Bahaka et al. (62) |
| 15 | B. longum subsp. longum ATCC 51870 | Child feces | ATCC, Manassas, VA, USA |
| 16 | B. pseudolongum subsp. pseudolongum LMG 11594 | Chicken feces | BCCM/LMG, Ghent, Belgium |
| 17 | B. pseudolongum subsp. globosum LMG 11614 | Bovine rumen | BCCM/LMG, Ghent, Belgium |
| 18 | B. bifidum DSM 20082 | Adult intestine | BCCM/LMG, Ghent, Belgium |
| 19 | B. bifidum LMG 11583 | Adult intestine | BCCM/LMG, Ghent, Belgium |
| 20 | B. bifidum LMG 11582 | Adult intestine | BCCM/LMG, Ghent, Belgium |
| 21 | B. bifidum LMG 13195 | Infant intestine | BCCM/LMG, Ghent, Belgium |
| 22 | B. animalis subsp. lactis DN-173 010 | Probiotic drink | Danone Vitapole, Palaiseau, France |
| 23 | B. animalis subsp. lactis R-17143 | Proflora, Chefalo | BCCM/LMG, Ghent, Belgium |
| 24 | B. animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 | Yogurt | Christian Hansen, Hørsholm, Denmark |
| 25 | B. dentium LMG 10507 | Human feces | BCCM/LMG, Ghent, Belgium |
| 26 | B. breve LMG 13194 | Infant intestine | BCCM/LMG, Ghent, Belgium |
| 27 | B. breve LMG 13208 | Infant intestine | BCCM/LMG, Ghent, Belgium |
| 28 | B. breve LMG 11040 | Nursling feces | BCCM/LMG, Ghent, Belgium |
| 29 | B. breve Yakult | Infant feces | Yakult Honsha, Tokyo, Japan |
| 30 | B. thermophilum LMG 11574 | Bovine rumen | BCCM/LMG, Ghent, Belgium |
| 31 | B. catenulatum LMG 11043T | Adult intestine or feces | BCCM/LMG, Ghent, Belgium |
| 32 | B. gallicum LMG 11596T | Adult intestine | BCCM/LMG, Ghent, Belgium |
| 33 | B. angulatum LMG 11039T | Human feces | BCCM/LMG, Ghent, Belgium |
| 34 | B. angulatum LMG 11568 | Sewage | BCCM/LMG, Ghent, Belgium |
| 35 | B. adolescentis LMG 10734 | Adult intestine | BCCM/LMG, Ghent, Belgium |
| 36 | B. adolescentis LMG 10502T | Adult intestine | BCCM/LMG, Ghent, Belgium |
a
BCCM/LMG, Belgian Co-ordinated Collections of Microorganisms/Laboratory Microbiology Ghent; ATCC, American Type Culture Collection.