Table 2 Bifidobacterial population and species isolated from Kenyan infant stool samples (n = 28)
From: Bifidobacteria strains isolated from stools of iron deficient infants can efficiently sequester iron
Feces sample | Hb (g/dl) | Total bacteria | Bifidobacteria population | Isolated species from different iron restricted media |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 9.7 | B. breve BSM1-2 |
2 | 8.7 | 10.4 | 9.4 | B. bifidum BSM2-1, B. bifidum BSM2-3, B. breve TPY2-1, B. breve TPY2-3, B. breve TPY2-4 |
3 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 9.5 | B. breve BSM3-1, B. longum TPY3-1, B. longum TPY3-2, B. pseudocatenulatum BRS3-2, B. bifidum BRS-300 |
4 | 9.9 | 11.8 | 6.4 | B. longum TPY4-1 |
5 | 9.6 | 11.3 | 8.9 | B. longum PV5-1, B. bifidum BRS5-3, B. breve TPY5-1, B. breve TPY5-2 |
6 | 9.2 | 10.3 | 9.0 | B. bifidum TPY6-2, B. bifidum MRSc6-292, B. bifidum MRSc6-312 |
7 | 8.6 | 10.8 | 9.5 | No Bifidobacterium isolates obtained |
8 | 8.1 | 11.7 | 10.0 | B. pseudolongum PV8-2, B. pseudolongum BSM8-1, B. pseudolongum BSM8-3, B. breve BSM8-4, B. bifidum BRS8-1, B. bifidum BRS8-2, B. bifidum BRS8-3, B. longum TPY8-1, B. longum TPY8-2 |
9 | 9.9 | 11.1 | 9.5 | No Bifidobacterium isolates obtained |
10 | 9.8 | 11.2 | 9.9 | B. breve TPY10-1, B. breve TPY10-2 |
11 | 9.5 | 12.1 | 10.1 | B. kashiwanohense BSM11-1, B. kashiwanohense BSM11-4, B. longum BSM11-5, B. kashiwanohense TPY11-1, B. kashiwanohense BRS11-1, B. kashiwanohense TPY11-2 |
12 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 9.7 | B. bifidum BSM12-2, B. longum TPY12-1 |
13 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 9.2 | B. longum TPY13, B. longum TPY13-2, B. longum TPY13-3 |
14 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 9.4 | No bifidobacteria isolate obtained |
15 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 9.1 | B. bifidum BSMd15, B. bifidum BSM15-2, |
16 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 9.3 | B. bifidum BRS16-1, B. breve TPY16-2 |
17 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 9.4 | No Bifidobacterium isolates obtained |
18 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 9.1 | B. bifidum BSM18 |
19 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 8.9 | No Bifidobacterium isolates obtained |
20 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 9.0 | B. kashiwanohense PV20-2 |
21 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 9.0 | B. bifidum BRS21 |
22 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 8.9 | No Bifidobacterium isolates obtained |
23 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 10.4 | No Bifidobacterium isolates obtained |
24 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 10.2 | No Bifidobacterium isolates obtained |
25 | NDA | 10.4 | 9.3 | B. kashiwanohense TPY25-1 |
26 | NDA | 11.1 | 9.0 | B. bifidum BRS26-2 , B. longum TPY26-1 |
27 | NDA | 10.1 | 9.0 | B. breve TPY27, B. bifidum BRS27-3 |
28 | NDA | 12.0 | 9.7 | B. bifidum PV28-2a , B. bifidum BSM28-1, B. bifidum BSMd28-2 |