International Journal of Microbiology

Research Article

Isolation and Characterization of Thermophilic Bacteria from Jordanian Hot Springs: Bacillus licheniformis and Thermomonas hydrothermalis Isolates as Potential Producers of Thermostable Enzymes

Table 3

Carbohydrate utilization profile using API 50CH for the ten isolates.
SubstrateH1H2H3H4H5H6H7H8H9H10
Glycerol−−−+−−−−−−
Erythritol−−−+−−−+−−
D-Arabinose−−−+−−−−−−
L-Arabinose−++++−−−++
Ribose−+++−−−+++
D-Xylose−+++−+++++
L-Xylose−−−−−−−+−−
Adonitol−−−−−−−−−−
B-Methyl xyloside−−−−−−−−−−
Galactose−++−−−−−−−
Glucose−+++++++++
Fructose−+++++++++
Mannose−++++−−+++
L-Sorbose−−−−−−−+−−
Rhamnose−−−−−−−−−−
Dulcitol−−−−−−−−−−
Inositol−++−+−−−++
Sorbitol−+++−+++++
Mannitol−−−−−−−+−−
L-Methyl-D-mannoside−−−−−−−+−−
D-Methyl-D-glucoside−+++−−−−−−
N-Acetylglucosamine−+++−−−+−+
Amygdalin−+−++−−−−+
Arbutin−−−++−−+−+
Aesculin+++++−−+++
Salicin−−+++−++−+
D-Cellobiose−++++−−+−+
D-Maltose−++++−−+−+
D-Lactose−−−−−−−−−−
D-Sucrose−−−−−−−−−−
Trehalose−−+++−−+−+
Gentiobiose−−+++−−+−+
Melibiose−−−−−−−−−−
Raffinose−−−−−−−−−−
Melezitose−−−−−−−−−−
Starch−−−−−−−+−−
Glycogen−−−−−−−+−−
Inulin−−−−−−−−−−
D-Turanose−−−−−−−−−−
D-Tagatose−−−−−−−−−−
D-Fucose−−−−−−−+−−
L-fucose−−−−−−−−−−
D-Lyxose−−−−−−−−−−
D-Arabitol−−−−−−−−−−
L-Arabitol−−−−−−−−−−
Xylitol−−−−−−−−−−
Gluconate−−−−−−−−−−
2-Ketogluconate−−−−−−−−−−
5-Ketogluconate−−−−−−−−−−