Lactobacillus ruminis strains cluster according to their mammalian gut source

BMC Microbiology

Table 4 Growth profiles for newly isolated L. ruminis strains on diverse carbohydrates

Carbohydrate class	Carbohydrate	Strain
		Porcine		Equine
		DPC 6830	DPC 6831	DPC 6832	DPC 6833	DPC 6834	DPC 6835	DPC 6836
Mono and di-saccharides	Fructose	+	+	++	+	++	++	+
	Galactose	++	++	++	++	++	++	++
	Glucose	-	+	+++	++	++	++	++
	Lyxose	-	+	-	-	-	-	-
	Maltose	+	+	+	++	++	++	-
	Mannose	+++	+++	+++	++	++	++	+++
	Ribose	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sucrose	++	+++	+++	++	++	++	++
α-galactosides	Melibiose	++	++	+++	++	++	++	++
	Raffinose	++	++	++	++	+	++	-
	Stachyose	++	++	++	++	+++	+++	+++
β-galactosides	GOS	+	+	-	-	-	-	-
	GOS Inulin	+	++	-	-	-	-	-
	Lactose	+++	++	-	-	-	-	-
	Lactulose	++	++	-	-	-	-	-
β-glucosides	β-Glucotriose B	++	++	+++	++	++	++	++
β-glucosides	Cellobiose	+	+	++	+	+	-	-
β-fructofuranosides & Inulins	Raftiline HP	-	+	-	-	-	+	-
	Raftiline ST	+	++	+	+	-	-	++
	Raftilose P95	-	-	++	+	+	++	++
	Raftilose Synergy 1	-	++	+++	++	++	++	++
	Dextran	-	+	-	-	-	++	-
Polysaccharides	Esculin	-	+	-	-	-	-	-
	Lichenan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sialic acid	++	+	-	-	-	+	+
	Siallylactose	+	+	ND	++	-	-	-
	Soluble Starch	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Cellulose	-	+	-	-	-	-	-

- = no growth, + = poor growth, ++ = moderate growth, +++ = strong growth, ND = Not done.

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