Table 3 Carbohydrate utilization of the Lactobacillus plantarum K6 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