TABLE 2.

V_max values on different carbon sources of L. lactis KF147 samples taken on days 14, 21, 35, and 42 of the retentostat cultivation period

Carbon source	Avg Vmax (pH units min−1 [10−3])a ± SD on day:
	14	21	35	42
Glucose	3.9 ± 0.34	2.7 ± 0.69	3.7 ± 0.41	5.6 ± 0.43
Ribose	0.2 ± 0.05	0.1 ± 0.06	0.5 ± 0.05	0.6 ± 0.06
Mannitol	0.2 ± 0.03	0.2 ± 0.04	0.7 ± 0.03	1.0 ± 0.02
Sucrose	0.5 ± 0.02	0.5 ± 0.01	1.1 ± 0.04	1.1 ± 0.03
Fructose	2.3 ± 0.05	1.8 ± 0.06	2.3 ± 0.04	2.5 ± 0.05
Raffinose	0.3 ± 0.01	0.3 ± 0.01	0.6 ± 0.02	0.9 ± 0.02

^aRegression coefficient (R²), >0.99.