Co-culturing Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis with Lactobacillus helveticus accelerates its growth and fermentation in milk through metabolic interactions

The data aimed to investigate the interaction between Lactobacillus helveticus H9 (H9) and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Probio-M8 (M8) through metabolomics analysis, focusing on understanding how co-culturing these strains can enhance bacterial growth and metabolism, thereby shortening the fermentation cycle and improving efficiency