Table 1. Carbohydrate fermentation characteristics of acid-producing bacteria from exudates using sucrose by the API 50 CH kit

Carbohydrates | Strains SS2-22 SS2-29 AS1-10, 1-15, 1-21 KJ6-3 KJ3-3 KJ3-19 KS3-2 KJ6-17 OJ12-2 KJ6-2 OS12-1 KJ6-6 KJ6-1, KS6-1 KJ6-12 KS6-2 B. megaterium1) L. plantarum1)
D-Glucose, D-fructose + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
N-Acetyl glucosamine, L-Arabinose, Arbutin, D-Cellobiose, Esculin ferric citrate, Gentiobiose, D-Maltose, D-Mannitol, D-Melibiose, D-Ribose, D-Saccharose (sucrose), Salicin, D-Trehalose - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Amidon (starch) - - - + + + + + + + + + + + + + -
Amygdalin - + + + + + + - + + - + + + + + +
D-Arabitol - + - - - - - - - - + - - - - - -
D-Galactose - + + + - + + + - + + + + + + + +
Glycerol - - - - + + + + + + + + + + + + -
Glycogen - - - + + + + + + + + + + + + + -
Inositol - - - - - - - - - - - + + + + + -
Inulin - + + - - - - - - - - - + + + + -
D-Lactose (bovine origin) - + + + + - - + - + + + - + + + +
D-Mannose - + + - - - - - - - - - - + - - +
D-Melezitose - - - - - + - - + + + + - - - - +
Methyl-α-D-mannopyranoside - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - +
Potassium gluconate - + + - + - - - - - + - - - - - +
D-Raffinose - - - + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
D-Sorbitol - + + - - + - - - - + + - - - - +
D-Turanose - + + - + + + - + + + + + - + + +
D-Xylose - - - - - - + + + + + + + + + + -
D-Adonitol, D-Arabinose, L-Arabitol, Dulcitol, Erythritol, D-Fucose, L-Fucose, D-Lyxose, Methyl-α-D-glucopyranoside, Methyl-β-D-xylopyranoside, Potassium 2-ketogluconate, Potassium 5-ketogluconate, L-Rhamnose, L-Sorbose, D-Tagatose, Xylitol, L-Xylose - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
The source of references is API Manual.