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. 2015 May;28(5):620–631. doi: 10.5713/ajas.14.0439

Table 2.

Characteristics of lactic acid bacteria strains isolated from silage samples

Character Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E





ZZU 50 ZZU 64 ZZU 223 ZZU 170 ZZU 203 ZZU 204 ZZU 273 ZZU 274 ZZU 278 ZZU 283 ZZU 299 ZZU 205
Shape Cocci Cocci Cocci Cocci Rod Rod Rod Rod Rod Rod Rod Cocci
Gram stain + + + + + + + + + + + +
Catalase
Gas from glucose + +
Optical form of lactate D(−) DL DL D(−) DL DL DL DL DL DL DL L(−)
Fermentation type Hetero Homo Homo Hetero Homo Homo Homo Homo Homo Homo Homo Homo
Growth at temperature (°C)
 5 w
 10 w + + + + + + + + + + +
 15 + + + + + + + + + + + +
 20 + + + + + + + + + + + +
 25 + + + + + + + + + + + +
 30 + + + + + + + + + + + +
 35 + + + + + + + + + + + +
 40 + + + + + + + + + + + +
 45 w + w w + + + w + + +
 50
Growth in NaCl (w/v %)
 3.0 + + w + + + + + + + + +
 6.5 + w w w w
Growth at pH
 3.0
 3.5 w + w w w + w w + + w w
 4.0 + + w + + + + + + + + +
 4.5 + + + + + + + + + + + +
 5.0 + + + + + + + + + + + +
 6.0 + + + + + + + + + + + +
 7.0 + + + + + + + + + + + +
 8.0 + + + + + + + + + + + +
 9.0 + + + + + + + + + + + +

+, positive; −, negative; w, weakly positive; Homo, homofermentative; Hetero, heterofermentative.