Table 1.

Utilization of carbohydrates by bifidobacteria.

Origin	Carbohydrate	B. longum	B. breve	B. adolescentis	B. infantis	B. pseudocatenulatum	B. bifidum
Plant	FOS	all	all	all	all	all	none
	IMO	all	all	all	all	all	none
	MOS	all	all	all	all	all	48/52
	AG	56/57	all	all	all	all	all
	XOS	26/57	2/33	all	none	all	none
	Isomaltulose	25/57	14/33	15/26	6/20	28/30	none
	Trehalose	7/57	12/33	6/26	3/20	20/30	none
	Resistant Starch RS3	7/57	3/33	none	1/20	6/30	none
	Resistant Dextrin	6/57	8/33	5/26	3/20	12/30	none
	Inulin	13/57	8/33	7/26	8/20	25/30	none
	Pectin galacturonic acid	none	none	none	1/20	none	none
	Polygalacturonic acid	none	none	none	1/20	none	none
	Orange pectin	none	none	none	none	none	none
	Tomato fibre	none	17/33	3/26	none	26/30	none
Synthesis	GOS	all	all	all	all	all	all
	Lactulose	53/57	all	24/26	all	all	all
Host	SA	none	30/33	none	11/20	none	none
	2’FL	none	12/33	none	all	4/30	all
	Mucin	none	none	none	none	none	all
Animal	COS	none	none	none	none	none	none
	Glucose	all	all	all	all	all	all