Table 2 Carbohydrate utilization by lactic acid bacteria.

From: Microwave-assisted enzymatic hydrolysis to produce xylooligosaccharides from rice husk alkali-soluble arabinoxylan

Microorganism

Carbohydrate sources

Xylose

XOS95P

RMD

Inulin

RH-XOS

Lactobacillus johnsonii

 − 

 + 

 + 

 + 

 + 

Lactobacillus plantarum

 − 

 + 

 + 

 + 

 + 

Lactobacillus reuteri

 − 

 + 

 + 

 + 

 + 

Lactobacillus bulgaricus

 − 

 + 

 + 

 + 

 + 

Lactobacillus sakei

 − 

 + 

 + 

 + 

 + 

Lactococcus lactic

 − 

 + 

 + 

 + 

 − 

Lactobacillus brevis

 + 

 + 

 + 

 − 

 + 

  1.  + : Carbohydrates can promote growth of lactic acid bacteria.
  2.  − : Carbohydrate cannot promote growth of lactic acid bacteria.
  3. XOS95P 95% commercial XOS, RMD resistant maltodextrin, RH-XOS xylo-oligosaccharide obtained from rice husk.
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