Table 3.

Bacterial utilization of lactic acid as a carbon source. Bacteria were cultured in Basal medium (BM) with 0.2% (w/v) glucose or 0.2% (w/v) lactic acid. The bacterial growth was qualitatively evaluated visually.

Strain	Carbon Source
	d-Glucose	l-Lactic Acid
L. waywayandensis DSM 44232	+++	+
Amycolatopsis mediterranei NRRL B-3240T	+++	-
Amycolatopsis sp. SNC	+++	++
Amycolatopsis sp. SST	+++	+
Amycolatopsis sp. SO1.1	+++	-
Amycolatopsis sp. SO1.2	+++	+

+++ = high growth, ++ = medium growth, + = low growth, - = no growth.