Table 1.

Test results with the API 50 CHL systems—utilization situation of 49 kinds of carbon sources by strain lp15 at 30 °C for 24 and 48 h

Micropore	Carbon source	Utilization situation (24/48 h)
0	Water	−/−
1	Glycerol	−/w
2	Erythritol	−/−
3	D-arabinose	−/−
4	L-arabinose	−/−
5	D-ribose	+/+
6	D-xylose	−/−
7	L-xylose	−/−
8	D-adonitol	−/−
9	Methyl-β-D-xylopyranoside	−/−
10	D-galactose	+/+
11	D-glucose	+/+
12	D-fructose	+/+
13	D-mannose	+/+
14	L-sorbose	−/−
15	L-rhamnose	−/−
16	Dulcitol	−/−
17	Inositol	−/−
18	D-mannitol	+/+
19	D-sorbitol	−/−
20	Methyl-α-D-mannopyranoside	+/+
21	Methyl-α-D-glucopyranoside	+/+
22	N-acetylglucosamine	+/+
23	Amygdaline	+/+
24	Arbutin	+/+
25	Esculine citrate de fer	+/+
26	Salicine	+/+
27	D-cellobiose	+/+
28	D-maltose	+/+
29	D-lactose (d′origine bovine)	−/−
30	D-melibiose	+/+
31	D-saccharose	+/+
32	D-trehalose	+/+
33	Inuline	−/−
34	D-melezitose	+/+
35	D-raffinose	−/+
36	Amidon	−/−
37	Glycogen	−/−
38	Xylitol	−/−
39	Gentiobiose	+/+
40	D-turanose	−/+
41	D-lyxose	−/−
42	D-tagatose	−/−
43	D-fucose	−/−
44	L-fucose	−/−
45	D-arabitol	+/+
46	L-arabitol	−/−
47	Potassium gluconate	+/+
48	Potassium 2-ketogluconate	−/−
49	Potassium 5-ketogluconate	−/−

+: utilization-positive; −: utilization-negative; w: weak utilization