Table 2 Carbohydrate utilization pattern of the strain SK-1 isolated from octopus baechu kimchi
| Carbohydrate | Activity | Carbohydrate | Activity |
| Glycerol | - | Esculine | - |
| Erythritol | - | Salicin | - |
| D-Arabinose | - | Celobiose | - |
| L-Arabinose | + | Maltose | + |
| Ribose | + | Lactose | - |
| D-Xylose | + | Melibiose | + |
| L-Xylose | - | Sucrose | + |
| Adonitol | - | Trehalose | + |
| β-Methyl-D-xyloside | - | Inulin | - |
| Galactose | - | Melezitose | - |
| D-Glucose | + | D-raffinose | + |
| D-Fructose | + | Starch | - |
| D-Manose | - | Glycogen | - |
| L-Sorbose | - | Xylitol | - |
| Rhamnose | - | β-gentiobiose | - |
| Dulcitol | - | D-turanose | + |
| Inositol | - | D-lyxose | - |
| Manitol | - | D-tagatose | - |
| Sorbitol | - | L-fucose | - |
| α-Methyl-D-manoside | - | D-arabitol | - |
| α-Methyl-D-glucoside | + | L-arabitol | - |
| N-Acethyl glucosamine | + | Gluconate | - |
| Amygdaline | - | 2-keto-gluconate | - |
| Arbutin | - | 5-keto-gluconate | - |