Lactobacillus oligofermentans glucose, ribose and xylose transcriptomes show higher similarity between glucose and xylose catabolism-induced responses in the early exponential growth phase

Table 1 The results of the carbohydrate/carbon source utilization tests for L. oligofermentans LMG 22743^T

Carbon source	API 50CH^a			BIOLOG phenotype microarrays^b	Growth experiments^c
Carbon source	Koort et al. [1]	Tohno et al. [7]	Present study	BIOLOG phenotype microarrays^b	Growth experiments^c
D-Glucose	(+)		+	−	+
D-Fructose	−	(+)	−	−
D-Mannose	−	+	−	−
D-Galactose	−	(+)	−	−
D-Gluconate	(+)	+	(+)	−
N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamin	(+)		(+)	−	+
D-Xylose	+		+	+	+
D-Ribose	+		+	+	+
L-Arabinose	+		+	+
2-Deoxy-D-Ribose				+	−
Maltose	(+)		+	−	+
Pyruvate				+	(+) ^d
Glycerol	−			−	−
Dihydroxy-acetone				+	−
Inosine, Adenosine, Uridine				+	+^e

^aAPI 50CH identification system measures acid production from carbon sources: +, positive reaction, −, negative reaction; (+), week or delayed reaction; empty field if not tested
^bBIOLOG phenotype microarrays measure the level of cell redox activity: +, the score > 50; −, the score < 18 (negative control = 18)
^cGrowth experiments were done in an MRS medium without citrate anaerobically and aerobically: +, the OD₆₀₀ FC > 5 in comparison with the control; −, no growth observed
^dFor pyruvate very weak (FC ~ 1.7), but statistically significant anaerobic growth promotion was observed in comparison with the control
^eTested only for inosine