Characterization and in vitro properties of potential probiotic Bifidobacterium strains isolated from breast-fed infant feces

Table 3 Autoaggregation, coaggregation with Listeria monocytogenes, hydrophobicity, and adhesion ability of bifidobacterial strains

Strains	Autoaggregation (%)	Coaggregation (%)	Hydrophobicity (%)	Adhesion index^a
Strains	Autoaggregation (%)	Coaggregation (%)	Hydrophobicity (%)	HT-29	Caco-2
B. adolescentis IF1-03	25.58 ± 4.24	32.67 ± 2.83	6.05 ± 0.75	3633 ± 497	1348 ± 219
B. adolescentis IF1-04	14.60 ± 6.72	26.36 ± 0.95	8.06 ± 2.97	3647 ± 166	578 ± 56
B. adolescentis IF1-11	82.52 ± 0.24	45.59 ± 4.16	18.62 ± 5.08	937 ± 144	1834 ± 244
B. adolescentis IF1-12	40.02 ± 2.72	27.30 ± 5.22	4.98 ± 2.35	1409 ± 280	696 ± 58
B. longum IF3-31	43.48 ± 2.51	28.23 ± 2.91	7.80 ± 2.93	256 ± 4	999 ± 132
B. longum IF3-53	42.22 ± 2.93	28.42 ± 1.71	46.07 ± 1.56	138 ± 18	852 ± 78
B. longum IF3-111	33.85 ± 1.33	24.93 ± 1.64	14.22 ± 0.44	79 ± 4	1242 ± 44
B. breve IF2-173	19.74 ± 1.86	16.10 ± 1.20	35.84 ± 1.52	3849 ± 376	822 ± 18
B. breve IF2-174	17.95 ± 0.00	7.69 ± 1.11	56.14 ± 5.82	604 ± 46	822 ± 52
B. catenulatum/B. pseudocatenulatum IF2-141	28.38 ± 1.91	13.39 ± 3.79	18.71 ± 1.30	304 ± 22	673 ± 19
B. catenulatum/B. pseudocatenulatum IF2-191	27.44 ± 4.41	14.17 ± 1.18	22.26 ± 2.92	416 ± 21	283 ± 23
B. catenulatum/B. pseudocatenulatum IF3-131	21.45 ± 1.61	6.82 ± 1.93	76.69 ± 0.85	670 ± 37	960 ± 161
B. bifidum IF3-211	34.62 ± 8.88	19.39 ± 2.04	96.82 ± 2.27	8273 ± 247	18009 ± 1476
B. lactis Bb12	22.97 ± 1.91	13.77 ± 2.10	98.84 ± 0.87	3467 ± 7	3038 ± 745
B. longum BBMN68	32.16 ± 2.73	17.30 ± 1.24	10.65 ± 3.84	234 ± 19	1102 ± 370

Values are means of three replicates ± SD
^a The value presents mean numbers ± SD of adhering bacteria per 100 epithelial cells

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