Table 2.

Fermentation of carbohydrates by Lactobacillus strains from Algerian goat’s milk, tested by the API 50 CHL system

Groups	A											B					C		D
Isolates	LbMA9	LbMF13	LbMF33	LbMS4	LbMS9	LbMS20	LbMS14	LbMS16	LbMS24	LbMS21	LbMO16	LbMO27	LbMO42	LbMS40	LbMT9	LbMT10	LbMF24	LbMF25	LbMA47
Glycerol	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-
L-Arabinose	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	+	+	+	+		+	+		+
L-Sorbose	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		+	-	-	-	-		-	-		-
Dulcitol	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		+	-	-	-	-		-	-		-
Mathyl- D-Mannopyranoside	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+		+	+	+	+	+		-	-		+
Mathyle-D-Glucopyrannoside	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	+		-	+	+	-	-		+	+		+
N-Acetylglucosamine	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+		-	+	+	+	+		+	+		+
Amygdalin	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+		-	+	+	-	-		+	+		+
D-Melibiose	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+		+	+	+	+	+		-	-		+
D-Melezitose	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+		+	+	+	+	+		+	+		-
Starch	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	+		-	-	-	-	-		-	-		-
D-Tagatose	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-		-	-		+
D-Arabitol	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-		-	-	-	-	-		-	-		-
L-Arabitol	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

+: Positive reaction; -: Negative reaction.

All isolates were able to ferment D-ribose, D-galactose, D-glucose,D-fructose,D-mannose, D-mannitol, D-sorbitol, arbutin, esculin, salicin, D-celibiose, D-maltose, D-lactose, D-sucrose, D-trehalose, D-raffinose, gentibiose, D-turanose and gluconate. None fermented erythriol, D-arabinose, D-xylose, L-xylose, D-adonitol, methyl-β-D-xylopyranoside, inositol, inulin, glycogen, xylitol, D-rhamnose, D-fucose, L-fucose, 2-ketogluconate and 5-ketogluconate.