Table 4. Growth pattern of the strains in different carbon sources.
| Carbon source | AP-5 | AP-18 | AP-41 | AP-70 |
| Glucose | + | + | + | + |
| Lactose | + | + | + | + |
| Rhamnose | + | + | + | + |
| Sucrose | + | + | + | + |
| L-Arabinose | + | + | + | + |
| m-Inositole | - | - | - | - |
| Salicin | + | - | - | - |
| D-Fructose | + | + | + | + |
| Galactose | + | + | + | + |
| D-Mannitol | + | + | + | + |
| D-Xylose | - | - | + | - |
| Maltose | + | + | + | + |
| Trehalose | - | - | - | - |
| Melibiose | - | - | - | - |
| Glycerol | - | - | - | - |
| Salicin | + | + | + | + |
| Dulcitol | + | + | + | + |
| Sorbitol | + | - | - | - |
| Adonitol | - | - | - | - |
| Arabitol | - | - | - | - |
| Erytritol | - | - | - | - |
| Melezitose | - | + | + | + |
| Xylitol | + | + | + | + |
| Sorbose | + | + | + | + |
+: Positive (more than 90%); -: Negative (more than 90%).