Research Article

Technological Properties of Bifidobacterial Strains Shared by Mother and Child

Table 2

Growth in milk (log cfu/ml) and changes in bifidobacterial strains during subsequent storage at 4°C.

StrainGrowth in milkStorage at 4°CStorage at 4°C
(1 d)(14 d) (28 d)

B. breve INIA P7121.45 ± 0.2-3.60 ± 0.2-
B. longum subsp. longum INIA P6780.85 ± 0.0-0.68 ± 0.0-1.00 ± 0.0
B. breve INIA P7340.42 ± 0.2-0.69 ± 0.1-1.85 ± 0.0
B. longum subsp. infantis INIA P7371.88 ± 0.1-1.58 ± 0.1-1.94 ± 0.0
B. bifidum INIA P6711.29 ± 0.1-0.21 ± 0.1-0.28 ± 0.2
B. pseudocatenulatum INIA P753-0.38 ± 0.2-0.09 ± 0.1-0.34 ± 0.
B. adolescentis INIA P784-1.44 ± 0.1-0.59 ± 0.1-0.41 ± 0.
B. bifidum INIA P8261.54 ± 0.5-1.04 ± 0.3-1.19 ± 0.7
B. longum subsp. longum INIA P8430.53 ± 0.1-0.85 ± 0.1-1.62 ± 0.1
B. animalis BB120.44 ± 0.0-0.13 ± 0.1-0.05 ± 0.1
B. longum subsp. longum BB5360.91 ± 0.1-1.17 ± 0.0-2.39 ± 0.0

Values are the mean ± SD (n=4). Means in the same column with a different superscript differ significantly (P<0.01).