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1. The phylum Actinobacteria  Paul A. Lawson2. Species in the Genus Bifidobacterium  Paola Mattarelli, Bruno Biavati3. Related Genera Within the Family Bifidobacteriaceae  Bruno Biavati, Paola Mattarelli4. Isolation, Cultivation and Storage of Bifidobacteria  Monica Modesto5. Chemotaxonomic Features in the Bifidobacteriaceae Family  Paola Mattarelli, Barbara Sgorbati6. Nutritional Requirements of Bifidobacteria  Rachel Levantovsky, Cary R. Allen-Blevins, David A. Sela7. Stress Responses of Bifidobacteria: Oxygen and Bile Acid as the Stressors  Shinji Kawasaki, Masamichi Watanabe, Satoru Fukiya, Atsushi Yokota8. Carbohydrate Metabolism in Bifidobacteria  Muireann Egan, Douwe van Sinderen 9. Interactions Between Bifidobacteria, Milk Oligosaccharides and Neonate Hosts  Guy I. Shani, Zachary T. Lewis, Ashanti M. Robinson, David A. Mills 10. Biological Activities and Applications of Bifidobacterial Exopolysaccharides: From the Bacteria and Host Perspective  Nuria Castro-Bravo, Borja Sánchez, Abelardo Margolles, Patricia Ruas-Madiedo11. Folate and Bifidobacteria  Thomas A. Andlid, Maria R. D'Aimmo, Jelena Jastrebova12. Bifidobacteria: Ecology and Coevolution with the Host  Francesca Turroni, Christian Milani, Douwe van Sinderen, Marco Ventura13. Clinical Significance of Bifidobacteria  Christian U. Riedel14. Honeybee-Specific Bifidobacteria and Lactobacilli  Tobias Olofsson, Alejandra Vásquez15. Genetic Manipulation and Gene Modification Technologies in Bifidobacteria  Satoru Fukiya, Mikiyasu Sakanaka, Atsushi Yokota16. Production of Probiotic Bifidobacteria  Arthur C. Ouwehand, Sara Sherwin, Connie Sindelar, Amy B. Smith, Buffy Stahl17. Prebiotics, Probiotics and Synbiotics: A Bifidobacterial View  Lorenzo Morelli, Maria L. Callegari, Vania Patrone 18. Evidence of the In Vitro and In Vivo Immunological Relevance of Bifidobacteria Susana Delgado, Lorena Ruiz, Arancha Hevia, Patricia Ruas-Madiedo, Abelardo Margolles, Borja Sánchez