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Collection numbers: ATCC 15707

Bifidobacterium longum strains possess the abfA cluster, which is crucial for arabinan utilization.
Zhang et al. 2023b Cell Host & Microbe 31: 1989-2006

A distinct Bifidobacterium longum group expanded with the introduction of solid foods and harbored enzymes for utilizing breast milk and solid food substrates
Vatanen et al. 2022 Cell 185: 4280-4297

The clade was highly prevalent in Bangladesh, present globally (at lower prevalence), and correlated with many other gut taxa and metabolites, indicating an essential role in gut ecology
Vatanen et al. 2022 Cell 185: 4280-4297

Transitional B. longum, a clade prevalent in Bangladeshi children during weaning, harbors enzymes for utilizing breast milk and solid food substrate
Vatanen et al…