Table 1. Carbohydrate utilization of the isolated strain Pediococcus pentosaceus HK using API 50CHL kit

Carbohydrates	P. pentosaceus HK	Carbohydrates	P. pentosaceus HK
Control	–	Esculin	–
Glycerol	–	Salicin	+
Eiythritol	–	D-Cellobiose	+
D-Arabinose	–	D-Maltose	+
L-Arabinose	+	D-Lactose	–
Ribose	+	D-Melibiose	–
D-Xylose	–	D-Sucrose	+
L-Xylose	–	D-Trehalose	–
D-Adonitol	–	Inulin	–
Methyl-β-d-xylopyranoside	–	D-Melezitose	–
Galactose	+	D-Raffinose	–
Ghucose	+	Starch	–
Fructose	+	Glycogen	–
Mannose	+	Xylitol	+
Sorbose	–	Gentiobiose	–
Rhamnose	+	D-Turanose	–
Dulcitol	–	D-Lyxose	+
Inositol	–	D-Tagatose	–
Mannitol	–	D-Fucose	–
Sorbitol	–	L-Fucose	–
Methyl-α-d-mannopyranoside	–	D-Arabitol	–
Methyl-α-d-glucopyranoside	–	L-Arabitol	–
N-Acetylghicosamine	+	Potassium gluconate	–
Amygdalin	+	2-Ketogluconate	–
Arbutin	+	5-Ketogluconate	–

+, positive; –, negative.