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Figure 1. Cell growth of B. infantis EFEL8008 and residual concentrations of 2′-FL. The strain was cultured at 37 °C under anaerobic conditions in MRS medium supplemented with 1% (w/v, 12.59 mM) 2′-FL as the sole carbon source. Growth was monitored over 24 h by measuring OD600nm and viable cell count (LogCFU/mL), and 2′-FL concentrations were determined by HPLC. Error bars represent the standard deviation of triplicates. B. infantis: Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis; 2′-FL: 2′-fucosyllactose; HPLC: high-performance liquid chromatography.