Table 3.

Physiological characteristics of enterococci isolated from the airag samples

Identification		E. faecalis	E. faecium	E. durans
Isolates		SJU15-16	SJU17	SJU18
Growth at	10 °C	+	+	+
	45 °C	+	+	-
	pH 9.6	+	+	+
	6.5 % NaCl	+	+	+
Heat resistance at 60 °C		+	+	-
Ammonia from arginine		+	+	+
Fermentation of
	Arabinose	-	-	-
	Cellobiose	+	+	+
	Fructose	+	+	+
	Galactose	+	+	+
	Gluconate	+	-	-
	Glucose	+	+	+
	Lactose	+	+	+
	Maltose	+	+	+
	Mannitol	+	-	-
	Mannose	+	+	+
	Melezitose	+	-	-
	Melibiose	-	+	-
	Raffinose	-	-	-
	Rhamnose	-	-	-
	Ribose	+	+	+
	Salicin	+	+	+
	Sorbitol	+	-	-
	Sucrose	+	-	-
	Trehalose	+	+	-
	Xylose	-	-	-