Table 3.
Characterization and identification of selected Bacillus-DFM candidate strains based on biochemical carbohydrate metabolism tests.a,b
| Item | AM1002 | AM0938 | JD17 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amidon (starch) | + | + | + |
| Amygdalin | + | + | + |
| Arbutin | + | + | + |
| d-Adonitol | − | − | − |
| d-Arabinose | − | − | − |
| d-Arabitol | − | − | − |
| d-Cellobiose | + | + | + |
| d-Fructose | + | + | + |
| d-Fucose | − | − | − |
| d-Galactose | − | − | − |
| d-Glucose | + | + | + |
| d-Lactose (bovine origin) | + | + | + |
| d-Lyxose | − | − | − |
| d-Maltose | + | + | + |
| d-Mannitol | + | + | + |
| d-Mannose | + | + | + |
| d-Melezitose | − | − | − |
| d-Melibiose | + | − | + |
| d-Raffinose | + | + | + |
| d-Ribose | + | + | + |
| d-Saccharose (sucrose) | + | + | + |
| d-Sorbitol | + | + | − |
| d-Tagatose | − | − | − |
| d-Trehalose | + | + | + |
| d-Turanose | − | − | − |
| Dulcitol | − | − | − |
| d-Xylose | + | + | + |
| Erythritol | − | − | − |
| Esculin (ferric citrate) | + | + | + |
| Gentibiose | + | + | − |
| Glycerol | + | + | + |
| Glycogen | + | + | + |
| Inositol | + | + | + |
| Inulin | + | − | − |
| l-Arabinose | + | + | + |
| l-Arabitol | − | − | − |
| l-Fucose | − | − | − |
| l-Rhamnose | − | − | − |
| l-Sorbose | − | − | − |
| l-Xylose | − | − | − |
| Methyl-αd-glucopyranoside | + | + | + |
| Methyl-αd-mannopyranoside | − | − | − |
| Methyl-βd-xylopyranoside | − | − | − |
| N-Acetylglucosamine | − | − | − |
| Potassium 2-ketogluconate | − | − | − |
| Potassium 5-ketogluconate | − | − | − |
| Potassium gluconate | − | − | − |
| Salicin | + | + | + |
| Xylitol | − | − | − |
aBioMerieux API50 CHB test kit (bioMerieux, Marcy l’Etoile, France).
bDifferent scores (+ or −) reflect the capacity of the tested Bacillus spp. isolate to ferment an specific carbohydrate or carbohydrate derivative.