Table 2.

EPS produced by B. licheniformis strains.

Strain	Substrate	EPS	Description	Reference
B. licheniformis	Sucrose	71 g/L	Levan, ΔepsAB	[44]
B. licheniformis NS032	Sucrose	53.20 g/L	Levan, optimum pH 7.2	[45]
B. licheniformis 8-37-0-1	Sucrose	47.45 g/L	Levan, optimum pH 6.5–7.0	[46]
B. licheniformis ANT 179	Sugarcane juice	50.25 g/L	Levan, optimum pH 7.0	[47]
BL24	Glucose (fed-batch)	12.61 g/L	EPS of galactose, glucose, and mannose in ratio 54/39/7; pH 6.23	[48]
BL24	Fructose (fed-batch)	7.03 g/L	EPS of glucose, mannose, and galactose in ratio 51/30/19; pH 6.23	[48]