TABLE 1.

Bifidobacterium strains used in the present study

Species	Strain	Source	Code in other collection
B. adolescentis	E-981074T	VTT Culture Collection	ATCC 15703
	E-991436	VTT Culture Collection	ATCC 15705
B. angulatum	CSCC 1925T	CSCC	ATCC 27535
B. animalis	E-96663T	VTT Culture Collection	ATCC 25527
B. bifidum	E-97795T	VTT Culture Collection	ATCC 29521
	Bb-11	Chr. Hansen A/S
B. breve	E-981075T	VTT Culture Collection	ATCC 15700
B. catenulatum	CSCC 1967T	CSCC	ATCC 27539
B. denticolens	E-991434T	VTT Culture Collection	DSM 10105
B. dentium	E-991438T	VTT Culture Collection	ATCC 27534
B. gallicum	CSCC 5492T	CSCC	ATCC 49850
B. infantis	E-97796T	VTT Culture Collection	ATCC 15697
	Bb-02	Chr. Hansen A/S
B. lactis	E-97847T	VTT Culture Collection	DSM 10140
	E-94508	VTT Culture Collection	Chr. Hansen A/S Bb-12
B. longum	E-96664T	VTT Culture Collection	ATCC 15707
	E-94505	VTT Culture Collection	Chr. Hansen A/S Bb-46
	E-96702	VTT Culture Collection
B. pseudocatenulatum	E-991439T	VTT Culture Collection	ATCC 27919