Isolate G R M L I Ma A R Ga C F X S
A-1
A-2
A-3
A-4
A-5 - - - -
A-6 - -
A-7 - - - -
A-8 - - - -
A-9 - - - -
A-10
Keys: ⊥: Only acid production; ⊕: Acid; +: Gas production; -: Sugar not utilized; G:Glucose; R: Ribose, M: Mannitol; L: Lactose; I: Inositol; Ma: Maltose; A: Arabinose; R: Raffinose; Ga: Galactose; C: Cellobiose; F: Fructose; X: Xylose; S: Sucrose
Table 3: Sugar utilization by isolates after 48 hours of inoculation.