Ability of Bifidobacterium breve to grow on different types of milk: exploring the metabolism of milk through genome analysis

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2011 Oct;77(20):7408-17. doi: 10.1128/AEM.05336-11. Epub 2011 Aug 19.

Abstract

We have investigated the occurrence of bifidobacteria in human milk samples, and we provide evidence regarding the predominance of members of the Bifidobacterium breve species in this environment. Moreover, evaluation of the growth capabilities and transcriptomic analyses of one representative isolate of this species, i.e., B. breve 4L, on different milk types were performed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bifidobacterium / genetics*
  • Bifidobacterium / growth & development*
  • Bifidobacterium / metabolism
  • Cattle
  • Computational Biology
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Genome, Bacterial*
  • Humans
  • Metabolic Networks and Pathways / genetics*
  • Milk / metabolism
  • Milk / microbiology*
  • Milk Substitutes / metabolism
  • Milk, Human / metabolism
  • Milk, Human / microbiology*