TABLE 6.

Growth capacity of Bifidobacterium strains on carbohydrates

Judgment of bacterial growth is as follows: −, ΔpH <0.5; ±, 0.5 ≤ ΔpH <1.0; +, 1.0≤ΔpH <1.5; ++, 1.5≤ΔpH. ΔpH = (test pH) − (control pH).

Carbon source	B. longum JCM 1217	B. adolescentis JCM 1275
Glucose	++	++
l-Arabinose	++	−
β-Ara2	++	−