Table 4. Results of carbohydrate fermentation tests for the strains selected as D-xylose-fermenting.
Carbohydrates | Strains | ||
---|---|---|---|
UFVJM-R10 | UFVJM-R150 | UFVJM-R131 | |
Glucose | +a | +a | +a |
Sucrose | − | − | +a |
Maltose | − | − | +a |
D-ribose | − | − | − |
Galactose | − | − | +b |
Fructose | +b | +b | +a |
Xylose | +b | +b | +b |
Melibiose | − | − | − |
Raffinose | − | − | +a |
Notes.
Fermentation: positive (+) and negative (−).
Time of fermentation: 24 h.
48 h.