Fig. 5

Growth characterization of bifidobacteria in (A) anaerobic and (B) microaerophilic (under 5% 0₂) conditions. A Growth parameters were not determined for strains with Max OD_600nm < 0.2 or that did not reach end of exponential phase after 48h. Boxplots represent median (solid line), first and third quartile (lower and upper boundaries), lower and upper limits (whiskers, defined by 1.5* inter quartile range) and outliers (dotpoints). (B) Not determined: strains that did not present growth in control condition (anaerobic) to calculate microaerophilic growth ratio