Table 1 Carbon utilization profile of Lb. plantarum FPL and Lb. plantarum NRRL B-4496 determined with the Hi-Carbo Kit (HiMedia, Mumbai, India), + positive (+++clearly visible change, ++ visible, + poorly visible); − negative
Carbon source | Lb. plantarum FPL | Lb. plantarum FPL1 | Lb. plantarum FPL2 | Lb. plantarum FPL3 | Lb. plantarum FPL4 | Lb. plantarum FPL5 | Lb. plantarum FPL6 | Lb. plantarum FPL7 | Lb. plantarum FPL8 | Lb. plantarum NRRL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lactose | + | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | + | ++ | ++ | ++ |
Xylose | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + |
Maltose | +++ | ++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | ++ |
Fructose | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ |
Dextrose | +++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ |
Galactose | – | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | + | + |
Raffinose | + | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Trehalose | ++ | +++ | ++ | + | + | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | + |
Sucrose | + | ++ | +++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
Mannose | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | +++ |
Inulin | +++ | +++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | – |
Salicin | ++ | +++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
Sorbitol | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Mannitol | + | ++ | + | + | ++ | + | + | + | + | – |
Cellobiose | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | ++ | +++ |
Melezitose | ++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
α-methyl-D-mannoside | + | + | + | ++ | ++ | + | ++ | + | + | ++ |
Esculin | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ |