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Table 1 Growth and fermentation analysis of L. ruminis strains ATCC 25644 (human isolate) and ATCC 27782 (bovine isolate).

From: Carbohydrate catabolic flexibility in the mammalian intestinal commensal Lactobacillus ruminis revealed by fermentation studies aligned to genome annotations

Carbohydrate type

Carbohydrate

ATCC 25644

ATCC 27782

  

Cfu/ml

pH*

Cfu/ml

pH*

 

Cellobiose

2.40 x 108

5.21

7.00 x 106

5.13

Disaccharide

Lactulose

3.20 x 108

4.99

0

6.53

 

Lactose

2.76 x 108

4.76

0

6.57

Monosaccharide

Glucose

4.39 x 108

4.86

1.53 x 108

4.85

 

Beta Glucotriose B

4.05 x 108

5.17

2.66 x 108

5.19

Oligosaccharide

Raftilose Synergy 1

8.90 x 108

5.01

1.35 x 107

6.04

 

Raftilose P95

2.91 x 108

5.28

2.51 x 106

5.42

Tetrasaccharide

Stachyose

3.94 x 108

5.13

2.37 x 108

5.11

Trisaccharide

Raffinose

3.24 x 108

5.2

1.40 x 108

5.2

  1. *. pH value of culture medium after 24 h growth in indicated carbon source. Values tabulated are the average of two replicates carried out on separate days.