Table 2.
Carbohydrate fermentation characteristics of lactobacilli isolated from the airag samples
| Identification | L. helveticus | L. kefiranofaciens | L. kefiri | L. diolivorans | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groups | A | B | |||
| Isolates | SJU1-7 | SJU8-9 | SJU10-11 | SJU12-13 | SJU14 |
| Arabinose | - | - | - | (1)* | + |
| Cellobiose | - | (1)* | + | - | |
| Fructose | + | + | + | + | + |
| Galactose | + | + | + | + | + |
| Gluconate | - | - | + | - | + |
| Glucose | + | + | + | - | + |
| Lactose | + | + | + | + | + |
| Maltose | - | + | + | + | + |
| Mannitol | - | - | + | - | |
| Mannose | + | + | + | - | |
| Melezitose | - | + | - | ||
| Melibiose | - | + | + | + | + |
| Raffinose | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rhamnose | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ribose | - | - | + | (1)* | - |
| Salicin | - | + | + | - | + |
| Sorbitol | - | - | + | - | |
| Sucrose | - | + | + | - | + |
| Trehalose | - | + | + | - | + |
| Xylose | - | - | - | - | - |
*The number in parenthesis is the number of positive isolate