TABLE 2.
Monosaccharide composition of EPS from duplicate cultures incubated at three temperaturesa
| Monosaccharide | % of total at incubation temp:
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| −2°C | 10°C | 20°C | |
| Arabinose | 3.1 (1.0) | 3.7 (1.9) | 11.3 (2.5) |
| Ribose | 1.2 (0.9) | 1.6 (0.2) | 0.0 (0.0) |
| Rhamnose | 4.8 (0.5)b,c | 18.8 (3.1)b | 25.9 (5.8)c |
| Fucose | 1.6 (0.4) | 7.7 (0.4) | 6.9 (2.9) |
| Galacturonic acid | 15.8 (0.4)e,f | 8.1 (1.0)e,g | 0.2 (0.2)f,g |
| Mannose | 16.5 (0.7)h,j | 9.6 (1.5)h | 8.9 (0.8)j |
| Galactose | 5.7 (0.3)k,l | 19.7 (3.2)k | 23.6 (2.0)l |
| Glucose | 51.3 (1.8)m,n | 30.9 (5.4)m | 23.3 (9.2)n |
a
Data are % of total with standard errors of the means given in parentheses. Pairs of letters b to n denote significant differences (P < 0.05) between percentages of EPS monosaccharides from duplicate cultures.