Table 3.
API 50 CH fermentation patterns of latic acid bacteria
| Substrate | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | |||||||
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| ZZU 50 | ZZU 64 | ZZU 223 | ZZU 170 | ZZU 203 | ZZU 204 | ZZU 273 | ZZU 274 | ZZU 278 | ZZU 283 | ZZU 299 | ZZU 205 | |
| Erythritol | − | − | w | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| L-arabinose | w | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Ribose | − | + | + | + | + | w | + | + | + | w | + | + |
| D-xylose | w | w | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | w |
| Adonitol | − | w | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| L-sorbose | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Rhamnose | − | − | w | − | w | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Mannitol | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | w |
| Sorbitol | − | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | w |
| α-Methyl-D-mannoside | − | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | − |
| α-Methyl-D-glucoside | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| N-Acetyl glucosamine | w | w | + | w | + | + | w | + | w | w | + | + |
| Amygdaline | + | w | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | w |
| Arbutine | + | w | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | w |
| Salicine | + | w | + | w | + | + | w | + | w | + | + | w |
| Maltose | w | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Lactose | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | w |
| Melibiose | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | w |
| Trehalose | + | + | + | w | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Inuline | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | w | − |
| Melezitose | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − |
| D-raffinose | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − |
| Starch | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | w | − |
| β-Gentiobiose | − | w | w | − | w | w | w | w | w | w | w | w |
| D-turanose | − | + | + | w | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − |
| D-tagatose | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | + | + | − | − | + |
| L-ffucose | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| D-arabitol | − | w | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Gluconate | − | w | − | − | − | − | w | w | w | w | w | − |
API, analytical profile index; +, positive; −, negative; w, weakly positive.
All strains produced acid from galactose, D-glucose, D-fructose, D-mannose, esculine, cellobiose, saccharose, but failed to produce acid from glycerol, D-arabinose, L-xylose, β-methyl-xyloside, dulcitol, inositol, glycogene, xylitol, D-lyxose, D-fucose, L-arabitol, 2-ceto-gluconate, 5-ceto-gluconate.