Table 5. Sugar fermentation characteristics of strains with excellent SAM production (Bacillus spp.).
| Carbohydrate | J1-9 | J4-3 | J5-9 | J7-1 | J7-5 | J7-10 | J8-3 | J8-4 | J13-4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | –* | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Glycerol | ++ | – | + | ++ | ++ | ++ | + | + | + |
| Erythritol | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – |
| D-arabinose | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – |
| L-arabinose | – | – | – | – | ++ | ++ | – | + | ++ |
| Ribose | – | – | + | – | + | + | – | + | ++ |
| D-xylose | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| L-xylose | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Adonitol | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Methyl-B-xylopyranoside | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Galactose | – | – | + | – | + | + | + | + | ++ |
| Glucose | ++ | – | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
| Fructose | ++ | – | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
| Mannose | ++ | – | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
| Sorbose | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – |
| Rhamnose | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dulcitol | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inocitol | + | + | ++ | – | + | – | – | ||
| Mannotol | – | – | – | – | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
| Sorbitol | – | – | – | – | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | – |
| Methyl-α-D-mannopyranoside | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ++ |
| Methyl-α-D-glucoside | – | – | – | – | + | ++ | + | + | + |
| N-acetyl-glucosamine | + | – | + | + | + | ++ | + | + | ++ |
| Amygdalin | + | – | + | + | – | ++ | + | + | + |
| Arbutin | – | – | – | – | – | ++ | + | + | ++ |
| Esculin | ++ | – | ++ | ++ | – | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
| Salicin | + | – | – | + | – | ++ | ++ | + | ++ |
| Cellobiose | ++ | – | ++ | ++ | – | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
| Maltose | + | – | + | + | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
| Lactose | + | – | – | + | – | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
| Melibiose | – | – | + | – | + | – | + | + | ++ |
| Sucrose | ++ | – | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
| Trehalose | + | ++ | + | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | |
| Inulin | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – |
| Melezitose | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Raffinose | + | – | – | + | – | – | – | + | ++ |
| Starch | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ++ | – |
| Glycogen | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ++ | – |
| Xylitol | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gentiobiose | + | – | – | + | – | – | + | + | ++ |
| D-turanose | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – |
| D-lyxose | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| D-tagatose | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – |
| D-fucose | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| L-fucose | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| D-arabitol | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| L-arabitol | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gluconate | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-keto-gluconate | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – |
| 5-keto-gluconate | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
*++: strong, +: positive, −: negative