Table 2.

API 50 CHL test and probable identification of the three newly identified Lactobacillus isolates.

Test number	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Strains code	Control	Glycerol	Erythritol	D-arabinose	L-arabinose	Ribose	D-xylose	L-xylose	Adonitol D-adonitol	Methyl-DB-xylopyranosicle	D-galactose	D-glucose	D-fructose	D-mannosee	L-sorbose	Rhamnose	Dulcitol	Inositol	Mannitol	Sorbitol	α-methyl-D-annoside	α-methyl-D-glucoside	N-acetyl-glucosamine	Amygdalin	Arbutin	Esculin	Salicin	Cellobiose
LS	—	±	—	—	+	+	—	—	—	—	+	+	+	+	—	—	—	—	+	+	+	—	+	+	+	+	+	+
LP	—	±	—	—	—	+	—	—	—	—	+	+	+	+	—	±	—	—	+	+	—	—	+	+	+	+	+	+
L14	—	±	—	—	+	+	—	—	—	—	+	+	+	+	—	±	—	—	+	+	±	—	+	+	+	+	+	+
Test number	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49
Strains code	Maltose	Lactose	Melibiose	Sucrose	Trehalose	Inulin	Melezitose	Raffinose	Starch	Glycogen	Xylitol	Gentiobiose	D-turanose	D-lyxose	D-tagatose	D-fucose	L-fucose	D-arabitol	L-arabitol	Gluconate	2-keto-Gluconate	5-keto-Gluconate	Identification			Accuracy (%)
LS	+	+	+	+	+	—	+	+	—	—	—	+	+	—	—	—	—	±	—	+	—	±	Lactobacillus plantarum 1			99.9
LP	+	+	+	+	+	—	+	+	—	—	—	+	+	—	—	—	—	±	—	±	—	±				99.9
L14	+	+	+	+	+	—	+	+	—	±	—	+	+	—	—	—	—	±	—	+	—	—				99.5

+: fermented carbohydrate; −: nonfermented carbohydrate; ±: variable.