. 2019 Oct 8;7:e7712. doi: 10.7717/peerj.7712

Table 2. Characteristics of the selected strain Lactobacillus fermentum 17SD-2.

Characteristics	Lactobacillus fermentum 17SD-2
Shape	Rod
Gram stain	+
Fermentation type	Heterofermentation
Catalase	_
Growth at pH
3.5	+
4.0	+
4.5	+
8.0	+
8.5	+
9.0	+
Growth in NaCl
3.0%	+
6.5%	+
Growth at temperature
15 °C	w
20 °C	w
25 °C	+
30 °C	+
35 °C	+
40 °C	+
45 °C	+
Fermentation of carbohydrate
Ribose	+
Galactose	+
D-glucose	+
D-fructose	+
D-manose	+
Maltose	+
Lactose	+
Melibiose	+
Sucrose	+
D-raffinose	+
Gluconate	W
5-keto-gluconate	+

Notes.