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Table 2 Partial list of commercialized probiotic strains of Bifidobacterium sp

From: Carbohydrate metabolism in Bifidobacteria

Strain

Source

Bifidobacterium lactis Bb-12

Chr. Hansen, Inc. (Denmark)

Bifidobacterium lactis FK120

Fukuchan milk (Japan)

Bifidobacterium lactis HN019 (DR-10)

New Zealand Dairy Board (New Zealand)

Bifidobacterium lactis LKM512

Fukuchan milk (Japan)

Bifidobacterium (animalis) lactis (same as BL Regularis)

Danone (France)

Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum BB536a

Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. (Japan)

Bifidobacterium longum subps. longum BB-46

Chr. Hansen, Inc. (Denmark)

Bifidobacterium longum subps. longum SBT-2928a

Snow Brand Milk Products Co., Ltd (Japan)

Bifidobacterium breve strain Yakult

Yakult (Japan)

Bifidobacterium species 420

Danlac (Canada)

  1. Species identification is as reported by the manufacturer, which may not reflect the current taxonomic status