Table 3. Fermentation of sugars by UCMB5113 analyzed using API strips.
| Substrate | Utilization | |
| after 24 hrs | after 48 hrs | |
| Glycerol | ++++ | ++++ |
| Erythritol | + | + |
| D-Arbinose | + | + |
| L-Arbinose | ++++ | ++++ |
| D-Ribose | ++++ | ++++ |
| D-Xylose | − | ++ |
| L-Xylose | − | + |
| D-Adonitol | − | + |
| Methyl-βD-Xylopyranoside | − | + |
| D-Galactose | + | + |
| D-Glucose | ++++ | ++++ |
| D-Fructose | ++++ | ++++ |
| D-Mannose | ++++ | ++++ |
| L-Sorbose | − | + |
| L-Rhamnose | − | + |
| Dulcitol | − | + |
| Inositol | ++ | ++ |
| D-Mannitol | ++++ | ++++ |
| D-Sorbitol | ++++ | ++++ |
| Methyl-αD-Mannopyranoside | − | + |
| Methyl-αD-Glucopyranoside | ++ | +++ |
| N-Acetylglucosamine | − | − |
| Amygdalin | +++ | ++++ |
| Arbutin | +++ | v |
| Esculin, ferric citrate | ++++ | ++++ |
| Salicin | +++ | +++ |
| D-Cellobiose | ++++ | ++++ |
| D-Maltose | ++++ | ++++ |
| D-Lactose | ++ | +++ |
| D-Melibiose | − | ++ |
| D-Saccharose | ++++ | + |
| D-Trehalose | ++++ | + |
| Inulin | − | − |
| D-Melizitose | − | − |
| D-Raffinose | − | +++ |
| Amidon (starch) | − | +++ |
| Glycogen | − | +++ |
| Xylitol | − | + |
| Gentiobiose | + | + |
| D-Turanose | − | − |
| D-Lyxose | − | − |
| D-Tagatose | − | − |
| D-Fucose | − | − |
| L-Fucose | − | − |
| D-Arabitol | − | − |
| L-Arabitol | − | − |
| Potassium gluconate | − | − |
| Potassium 2-Ketogluconate | − | − |
| Potassium 5-Ketogluconate | − | − |
++++: Highly positive reaction (Bright Yellow).
+++: Positive reaction (Dark Yellow).
++: Medium reaction (Bright Orange).
+: Weak reaction (Dark orange).
−: Negative (Red).
v: Variable reaction (positive to undetermined).