Characterization of airag collected in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia with emphasis on isolated lactic acid bacteria

Table 2 Carbohydrate fermentation characteristics of lactobacilli isolated from the airag samples

Identification	L. helveticus		L. kefiranofaciens	L. kefiri	L. diolivorans
Groups	A	B
Isolates	SJU1-7	SJU8-9	SJU10-11	SJU12-13	SJU14
Arabinose	-	-	-	(1)^*	+
Cellobiose	-	(1)^*	+	-
Fructose	+	+	+	+	+
Galactose	+	+	+	+	+
Gluconate	-	-	+	-	+
Glucose	+	+	+	-	+
Lactose	+	+	+	+	+
Maltose	-	+	+	+	+
Mannitol	-	-	+	-
Mannose	+	+	+	-
Melezitose		-	+	-
Melibiose	-	+	+	+	+
Raffinose	-	-	-	-	-
Rhamnose	-	-	-	-	-
Ribose	-	-	+	(1)^*	-
Salicin	-	+	+	-	+
Sorbitol	-	-	+	-
Sucrose	-	+	+	-	+
Trehalose	-	+	+	-	+
Xylose	-	-	-	-	-

ISSN: 2055-0391