Table 1. Carbohydrates availability of Lactiplantibacillus pentosus LK013, Pediococcus pentosaceus LK019, Levilactobacillus brevis LK030, and Levilactobacillus brevis P215 using API 50 CHL kit

Carbohydrates	LK013	LK019	LK030	P215
Glycerol	w3)	-	-	-
L-Arabinose	+2)	+++1)	+	+
D-Ribose	+	+++	+	+
D-Xylose	-4)	+++	+	+
Methyl-β D-xylopyranoside	-	-	-	+
D-Galactose	+	+++	+	+
D-Glucose	+	+++	+	+
D-Fructose	+	+++	+	+
D-Mannose	+	+++	+	-
L-Sorbose	+	-	+	-
L-Rhamnose	w	+	-	-
D-Mannitol	+	-	+	-
D-Sorbitol	+	-	+	-
N-Acetylglucosamine	+	+++	+	-
Amygdalin	+	++1)	+	-
Arbutin	+	++	+	-
Esculin	+	++	+	+
Salicin	+	++	+	-
D-Cellobiose	+	+++	+	-
D-Maltose	+	+++	+	+
D-Lactose	+	-	+	-
D-Melibiose	+	-	+	+
D-Saccharose	+	-	+	-
D-Trehalose	+	+++	+	-
D-Melezitose	+	-	+	-
D-Raffinose	+	-	-	-
Gentiobiose	+	+	w	-
D-Turanose	+	-	+	-
D-Arabitol	w	-	-	-
Potassium gluconate	+	-	-	-

++ and +++, strong positive;
+, positive;
w, weak positive;
-, negative.
All of the strains are negative for acid production from erythritol, D-arabinose, L-xylose, D-adonitol, dulcitol, inositol, inulin, methyl-α D-mannopyranoside, methyl-α D-glucopyranoside, amidon(starch), glycogen, xylitol, D-lyxose, D-tagatose, D-fucose, L-fucose, L-arabitol, potassium 2-ketogluconate, and potassium 5-ketogluconate.