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Specific growth rate of bifidobacteria cultured on different sugars

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The ability of six bifidobacterial strains (3 of human origin and 3 isolates from fermented milk products) to utilize glucose, lactose, melezitose, sucrose, raffinose, and stachyose was determined. Dairy-related bifidobacterial strains were identified asBifidobacterium animalis (2 strains) or asB. pseudolongum (1 strain). Human strains includedB. longum (2 strains) andB. breve (1 strain). All strains fermented lactose, sucrose, raffinose, and stachyose. Melezitose was utilized only byB. longum. B. pseudolongum did not ferment either glucose or melezitose. All isolates had a higher specific growth rate on raffinose and stachyose than on glucose. Dairy strains grew slowly on glucose compared to human strains.

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    V. Rada, J. Bartoňová & E. Vlková

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Rada, V., Bartoňová, J. & Vlková, E. Specific growth rate of bifidobacteria cultured on different sugars. Folia Microbiol 47, 477–480 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02818784

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