Fructophilic lactic acid bacteria inhabit fructose-rich niches in nature

Figures & data

Fig. 1.  Phylogenetic relationship of FLAB (shown in bold) and phylogenetically related LAB.

Fig. 2.  Growth characteristics of Fructobacillus tropaeoli F214-1^T on fructose (

), on glucose (

), on glucose in the presence of pyruvate (

), and on glucose under aerobic conditions (

).