BioMed Research International

Research Article

Production of Conjugated Linoleic and Conjugated α-Linolenic Acid in a Reconstituted Skim Milk-Based Medium by Bifidobacterial Strains Isolated from Human Breast Milk

Table 1

CLA production level by the bifidobacterial strains screened in this study.
StrainsProduction of CLA
Bifidobacterium breve ZL12-22−*
Bifidobacterium breve ZL12-28+++
Bifidobacterium breve 29M2+++
Bifidobacterium breve M7-70+++
Bifidobacterium infantis ZL50-25−
Bifidobacterium longum ZL89-79−
Bifidobacterium longum ZL114-24A−
Bifidobacterium longum ZL114-24B−
(−) No production; (+) slight production; (++) moderate production; (+++) high production.