Table 2. The carbohydrate fermentation spectrum of Lactobacillus brevis KT38-3 using API 50 CHL test kits.
| Carbohydrates utilization of L. brevis KT38-3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glycerol | − | Inositol | − | Inulin | + |
| Erythritol | − | D-Mannitol | + | D-Melezitose | + |
| D-Arabinose | − | D-Sorbitol | + | D-Raffinose | + |
| L-Arabinose | + | Methyl-alpha-D-mannopyranoside | + | Amidon (starch) | − |
| D-Ribose | + | Methyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside | − | Glycogen | − |
| D-Xylose | + | N-Acetylglucosamine | + | Xylitol | − |
| L-Xylose | − | Amygdalin | + | Gentiobiose | − |
| D-Adonitol | − | Arbutin | + | D-Turanose | + |
| Methyl-beta-D xylopyranoside | − | Esculin ferric citrate | + | D-Lyxose | − |
| D-Galactose | + | Salicin | + | D-Tagatose | + |
| D-Glucose | + | D-Cellobiose | + | D-Fucose | − |
| D-Fructose | + | D-Maltose | + | L-Fucose | − |
| D-Mannose | + | D-Lactose (bovine origin) | + | D-Arabitol | − |
| L-Sorbose | − | D-Melibiose | + | L-Arabitol | − |
| L-Rhamnose | − | D-Saccharose (sucrose) | + | Potassium gluconate | − |
| Dulcitol | − | D-Trehalose | + | Potassium 2-ketogluconate | − |
| Potassium 5-ketogluconate | − | ||||
+, fermented; −, not fermented.