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. 2000 Jul;66(7):3093–3097. doi: 10.1128/aem.66.7.3093-3097.2000

TABLE 1.

Tannase and gallate decarboxylase activities, carbohydrate utilization profiles, and identities of Lactobacillus isolates

Strain Source Tannase  Gallate decarboxylase  Carbohydrate utilization profile as determined with the API 50 CHL system
Glycerol Erythritol d-Arabinose l-Arabinose Ribose d-Xylose l-Xylose Adonitol β-Methyl-xyloside Galactose d-Glucose d-Fructose d-Mannose l-Sorbose Rhamnose Dulcitol Inositol Mannitol Sorbitol α-Methyl-d-mannoside α-Methyl-d-glucoside N-Acetylglucosamine
KLH 1 Human feces + + + + + + + + + + + +
KLH 2 Human feces + + + + + + + + + + + + +
KLH 3 Human feces + + + + + + + + + +
KOG 1 Pickled rice bran + + + + + + + + + + +
KOG 2 Turnip pickled with rice bran + + + + + + + + + +
KOG 3 Korean cabbage kimchi + + + + + + + + + + +
KOG 4 Cucumber pickled with rice bran + + + + + + + + + +
KOG 5 Chinese pickled with rice bran + + + + + + + + + + + +
KOG 6 Radish pickled with rice bran + + + + + + + + + + +
KOG 7 Pickled eggplant and cucumber + + + + + + + + + + + +
KOG 8 Korean cabbage kimchi + + + + + + + + + + +
KOG 9 Chinese cabbage pickled with rice bran + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
KOG 10 Eggplant pickled with rice bran + + + + + + + + + + +
KOG 11 Chinese cabbage pickled with rice bran + + + + + + + + + +
KOG 12 Pickled radish and tang + + + + + + + + + + +
KOG 13 Korean radish kimchi + + + + + + + + + + + + +
KOG 14 Pickled eggplant + + + + + + + + + + + +
KOG 15 Korean cabbage kimchi + + + + + + + + + + + +
KOG 16 Korean cabbage kimchi + + + + + + + + +
KOG 17 Pickled vegetables + + + + + + + + + + +
KOG 18 Turnip pickled with rice bran + + + + + + + + + + +
KOG 19 Mixed vegetables pickled with rice bran + + + + + + + + + + +
KOG 20 Pickled cucumber and radish + + + + + + + + + +
KOG 21 Pickled vegetables + + + + + + + + + +
KOG 22 Chinese cabbage pickled with rice bran + + + + + + + + + +
KOG 23 Korean radish kimchi + + + + + + + + + + +
KOG 24 Cheese + + + + + + + + + +
KOG 25 Korean cabbage kimchi + + + + + + + + +
Carbohydrate utilization profile as determined with the API 50 CHL system
Putative taxon by the API 50 CHL systema Taxon as determined by PCR assayb
Amygdalin Arbutin Esculin Salicin Cellobiose Maltose Lactose Melibiose Sucrose Trehalose Inulin Melezitose d-Raffinose Starch Glycogen Xylitol β-Gentiobiose d-Turanose d-Lyxose d-Tagatose d-Fucose l-Fucose d-Arabitol l-Arabitol Gluconate 2-Keto-gluconate 5-Keto-gluconate
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + L. plantarum L. plantarum
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + L. plantarum L. plantarum
+ + + + + + + + + + + + L. plantarum L. plantarum
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + L. plantarum L. paraplantarum
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + L. plantarum L. plantarum
+ + + + + + + + + + + L. plantarum L. paraplantarum
+ + + + + + + + + + + + L. plantarum L. plantarum
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + L. plantarum L. plantarum
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + L. plantarum L. plantarum
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + L. plantarum L. plantarum
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + L. plantarum L. plantarum
+ + + + + + + + + + + L. pentosus L. pentosus
+ + + + + + + + + + + + L. plantarum L. plantarum
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + L. plantarum L. plantarum
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + L. plantarum L. plantarum
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + L. plantarum L. plantarum
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + L. plantarum L. plantarum
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + L. plantarum L. paraplantarum
+ + + + + + + + + + Undetermined L. paraplantarum
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + L. pentosus L. pentosus
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + L. plantarum L. plantarum
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + L. plantarum L. plantarum
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + L. plantarum L. paraplantarum
+ + + + + + + + L. plantarum L. plantarum
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + L. plantarum L. plantarum
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + L. plantarum L. plantarum
+ + + + + + + + + + + Undetermined L. plantarum
+ + + + + + + + + + + Undetermined L. paraplantarum
a

With the API analytical profile indices (>99.0% identity) expressed as “good identification” or “excellent identification.” 

b

Described by Berthier and Ehrlich (2).