Table 3
Physiological characteristics of enterococci isolated from the airag samples

IdentificationE. faecalisE. faeciumE. durans
IsolatesSJU15-16SJU17SJU18
Growth at10 °C+++
45 °C++-
pH 9.6+++
6.5 % NaCl+++
Heat resistance at 60 °C++-
Ammonia from arginine+++
Fermentation of
Arabinose---
Cellobiose+++
Fructose+++
Galactose+++
Gluconate+--
Glucose+++
Lactose+++
Maltose+++
Mannitol+--
Mannose+++
Melezitose+--
Melibiose-+-
Raffinose---
Rhamnose---
Ribose+++
Salicin+++
Sorbitol+--
Sucrose+--
Trehalose++-
Xylose---