Table 1.

API 50 CHB results for P. thiaminolyticus¹, patient cultures, and P. alvei.²

Test	Carbohydrate	P. thiaminolyticus	BKBLC 2156	P. alvei
Control (NG = no growth)		NG	NG	NG
GLY	glycerol	+	+	+
ERY	erythritol	-	-	-
DARA	D-arabinose	-	-	-
LARA	L-arabinose	-	-	-
RIB	D-ribose	+	+	+
DXYL	D-xylose	-	-	-
LXYL	L-xylose	-	-	-
ADO	D-adonitol	-	-	+
MDX	methyl-βD-xylopyranoside	-	-	-
GAL	D-galactose	+	-	+
GLU	D-glucose	+	+	+
FRU	D-fructose	+	+	-
MNE	D-mannose	+	+	+
SBE	L-sorbose	-	-	-
RHA	L-rhamnose	-	-	-
DUL	dulcitol	-	-	-
INO	inositol	-	-	-
MAN	D-manitol	-	-	-
SOR	D-sorbitol	-	-	-
MDM	methyl αD- annopyranoside	-	-	-
MDG	methyl αD- glucopyranoside	-	-	-
NAG	N-acetylglucosamine	+	+	+
AMY	amygdaline	+	+	+
ARB	arbutine	+	+	+
ESC	esculin	+	+	+
SAL	salicin	+	+	+
CEL	D-cellobiose	-	-	-
MAL	D-maltose	+	+	+
LAC	D-lactose (origin bovine)	-	-	-
MEL	D-melobiose	+	+	-
SAC	D-saccharose	+	+	-
TRE	D-trehalose	+	+	-
INU	inulin	-	-	-
MLZ	D-melezitose	-	-	-
RAF	D-rafinose	+	+	-
AMD	amidon	+	+	+
GLYG	glycogene	+	+	-
XLT	xylitol	-	±	-
GEN	gentiobiose	+	+	-
TUR	D-turanose	+	+	-
LYX	D-lyxose	-	-	-
TAG	D-tagatose	-	-	-
DFUC	D-fucose	-	-	-
LFUC	L-fucose	-	-	-
DARL	D-arabitol	-	-	-
LARL	L-arabitol	-	-	-
GNT	potassium gluconate	+	+	-
2KG	potassium 2-cetogluconate	-	-	-
5KG	potassium 5-cetogluconate	-	-	-

¹From type strain ATCC11377.

²From type strain DSM29.