Table 2.
Identification by carbohydrate fermentation profile.
| Carbohydrate | L. rhamnosusa | MCRF-271 & MCRF-412b | L. caseia | MCRF-284b |
| Amygdaline | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive |
| D-arabinose | C | Weak | - | - |
| Cellobiose | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive |
| Esculine | Positive | - | Positive | - |
| D-fructose | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive |
| Galactose | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive |
| D-glucose | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive |
| Gluconate | Positive | Weak | Positive | Weak |
| Lactose | Positive | Positive | C | Positive |
| Maltose | Positive | - | Positive | Positive |
| Mannitol | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive |
| D-mannose | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive |
| Melezitose | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive |
| Melibiose | - | - | - | - |
| D-raffinose | - | - | - | - |
| Rhamnose | Positive | Positive | - | - |
| Ribose | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive |
| Salicine | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive |
| Sorbitol | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive |
| Trehalose | Positive | Positive | Positive | Positive |
| D-xylose | - | - | - | - |
| L-xylose | - | - | - | - |
| Identification | L. rhamnosus | L. casei | ||
a Symbols for indicated reference organism profile from Bergey's Manual19: positive, 90% or more strains positive for fermentation of the indicated carbohydrate; -, 90% or more strains negative; C, 11–89% strains positive.
b Symbols for MCRF isolate results using the API 50 CH source strips: positive, positive for fermentation of indicated carbohydrate; weak, limited for fermentation; -, no detectable fermentation.