Table 3.

Major EPS components in biofilms of ESKAPE-panel pathogens.

Strain	EPS component	Growth medium	Ref.
E. faecium	eDNA	TSB with glucose	[32]
	Secreted antigen A, Surface protein Esp	TSB with glucose, BHI, TSB	[32,33]
	Alginate	MHB, BHI	[28]
S. aureus	eDNA	TSB with glucose	[34]
	PSM amyloid fibers, Surface proteins	BHI, TSB with glucose	[35,36]
	PNAG	TSB with yeast extract and glucose	[19]
K. pneumoniae	eDNA	LB	[37]
	Proteins, amyloid fibers	LB	[37,38]
	PNAG	LB with glucose	[39]
A. baumannii	eDNA	LB	[40]
	Bap, CSu pili	TSB, LB	[41,42]
	PNAG, lipo-oligosaccharide, capsular polysaccharides	TSB	[43]
P. aeruginosa	eDNA	LB, minimal glucose medium	[44,45]
	Matrix-associated protein, FapC amyloid fibers	M9 broth, LB, MHB	[[46], [47], [48]]
	Psl, Pel, alginate	LB	[49,50]
E. cloacae	eDNA	TSB	[51,52]
	Curli fimbriae	TSB	[29,51]
	Polysaccharide, cellulose	LB	[53]

Abbreviations: MHB, Mueller Hinton broth; BHI, brain heart infusion; TSB, tryptone soy broth; LB, Luria Bertani broth; PSM, phenol soluble modulin; PNAG, Poly-N-acetylglucosamine; Bap, Biofilm-associated protein.