Table 2.

Average EPS contribution to amino sugar production in cultured cells.

Species	Matrix	MurN	ManN	GalN	GlcN
		EPS contribution (%)
E. coli	Quartz	0.3	113	105	69
	No quartz	1	106	102	54
B. subtillis	Quartz	41	85	68	38
	No quartz	2	55	65	12
F. acutatum	Quartz	12	194	171	8
	No quartz	ND	220	26	1
Anolis cupreus	Quartz	38	135	135	35
	No quartz	33	162	62	51
Average contribution (%) (±CV)		18 ± 23	134 ± 7	92 ± 6	33 ± 12

CV = mean coefficient of variation between replicates in % (n = 4); ND = not determined, as values were below the limit of detection.