Table 3.
Strains from culture collections used for characterization of siderophore activity and iron internalization
| Strain | Culture collection | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Bifidobacterium adolescentis | DSMZ | 20083 |
| Bifidobacterium animalis | DSMZ | 10140 |
| Bifidobacterium animalis | DSMZ | 20105 |
| Bifidobacterium bifidum | DSMZ | 20456 |
| Bifidobacterium boum | DSMZ | 20432 |
| Bifidobacterium breve | DSMZ | 20213 |
| Bifidobacterium catenulatum | DSMZ | 16992 |
| Bifidobacterium lactis | LFB culture collection | DC1 |
| Bifidobacterium lactis | LFB culture collection | DC5 |
| Bifidobacterium longum | ATCC | 15708 |
| Bifidobacterium longum | ATCC | 51870 |
| Bifidobacterium longum | LFB culture collection | DC7 |
| Bifidobacterium longum | LFB culture collection | NCC2705 |
| Bifidobacterium longum | DSMZ | 20088 |
| Bifidobacterium longum | DSMZ | 20211 |
| Bifidobacterium longum | DSMZ | 20219 |
| Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum | DSMZ | 20438 |
| Bifidobacterium pseudolongum | DSMZ | 20099 |
| Bifidobacterium thermoacidophilum | DSMZ | 15837 |
| Bifidobacterium thermoacidophilum | DSMZ | 17755 |
| Bifidobacterium thermoacidophilum | LMG | 21395 |
| Bifidobacterium thermoacidophilum | LMG | 21396 |
| Bifidobacterium thermoacidophilum | LMG | 21397 |
| Bifidobacterium thermophilum | LFB culture collection | RBL67 |
| Bifidobacterium thermophilum | LFB culture collection | RBL68 |
| Bifidobacterium thermophilum | LFB culture collection | RBL70 |
| Bifidobacterium thermophilum | DSMZ | 20210 |
| Bifidobacterium thermophilum | DSMZ | 20212 |
| Bifidobacterium thermophilum | LFB culture collection | F9K9 |
| Bifidobacterium spp. | LFB culture collection | BB46 |
DSMZ: German Collection of Microorganisms, ATCC: American Type Culture Collection, LMG: Belgian co-ordinated Collections of Micro-organisms, LFB: Laboratory of Food Biotechnology ETH Zurich culture collection.