Table 1.
Morphological and biochemical characteristics of L. plantarum HF571129
| Features | Specifications | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| Appearance | Cell shape | Rods |
| Cell arrangement | pairs or chains | |
| Gram staining | + | |
| Biochemical reactions | Catalase | − |
| Nitrate reductase | − | |
| Gas production from glucose | − | |
| Growth at Temperature (°C) | 15 37 45 |
+ ++ + |
| Growth at pH | 4 7 9 |
W- ++ W+ |
| Growth at NaCl (%) | 2 4 6 |
+ + − |
| Carbohydrate utilization | Lactose | + |
| Xylose | − | |
| Mannose | + | |
| Fructose | + | |
| Dextrose | + | |
| Galactose | + | |
| Raffinose | + | |
| Cellobiose | + |
+, positive; −, negative; W+, weakly positive; W-, weakly negative; ++, more positive