Table 4. Carbohydrate utilization of the Lactobacillus plantarum KI134 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.