Table 5. Carbohydrate utilization of the Lactobacillus plantarum KI69 using the API 50 CHL system

Carbohydrate	Reaction	Carbohydrate	Reaction
Control	-	Esculin	+
Glycerol	-	Salicin	+
Erythritol	-	Cellobiose	+
D-Arabinose	-	Maltose	+
L-Arabinose	+	Lactose	+
Ribose	+	Melibiose	+
D-Xylose	+	Saccharose	+
L-Xylose	-	Trehalose	+
Adonitol	-	Inulin	-
β-Methyl-D-xyloside	-	Melezitose	+
Galactose	+	D-Raffinose	+
D-Glucose	+	Starch	-
D-Fructose	+	Glycogen	-
D-Mannose	+	Xylitol	-
L-Sorbose	-	β Gentiobiose	+
Rhamnose	+	D-Turanose	+
Dulcitol	-	D-Lyxose	-
Inositol	-	D-Tagatose	+
Mannitol	+	D-Fucose	-
Sorbitol	+	L-Fucose	-
α-Methyl-D-mannoside	-	D-Arabitol	-
α-Methyl-D-glucoside	+	L-Arabitol	-
N-Acetyl glucosamine	+	Gluconate	+
Amygdalin	+	2-Keto-gluconate	-
Arbutin	+	5-Keto-gluconate	-

+, positive; -, negative.