Table 3.
Carbohydrate utilisation profile of B. bifidum CNCM I-4319.
| Carbohydrate Source | Level of Growth |
|---|---|
| mMRS: no sugar | − |
| Glucose | +++ |
| Galactose | + |
| Arabinose | − |
| Mannose | − |
| Xylose | − |
| Ribose | − |
| Fructose | +++ |
| Rhamnose | − |
| Fucose | − |
| N-acetylglucosamine | + |
| Sialic acid | − |
| Glucuronic acid | − |
| Galacturonic acid | − |
| Sorbitol | − |
| Mannitol | − |
| Arabitol | − |
| Xylitol | − |
| Lactose | +++ |
| Lactulose | +++ |
| Maltose | + |
| Isomaltulose | − |
| Sucrose | − |
| Cellobiose | − |
| Turanose | − |
| Melibiose | + |
| Raffinose | − |
| Melezitose | − |
| 6′ sialyllactose | +++ |
| 2′-fucosyllactose | +++ |
| 3-fucosyllactose | +++ |
| Lacto-N-tetraose | +++ |
| Lacto-N-neotetraose | +++ |
| Lactosamine-HCl | +++ |
| Xylo-oligosaccharides | − |
| Arabinoxylan | − |
| Xylan | − |
| Arabinan | − |
| Arabinogalactan | − |
| Galactan | − |
| Starch | − |
| Pullulan | − |
| Mucin | ++ |
| Inulin | − |
| Galacto-oligosaccharides | +++ |
| Glycogen | − |
| Amylopectin | − |
A minus sign (−) indicates that final OD600 < 0·3, (+) indicates final OD600nm = 0.3–0.5, (++) indicates final OD600nm = 0.5–0.8 and (+++) indicates final OD600nm > 0.8. Experiments were performed in triplicate.