Table 4. Biofilm EPS carbohydrate linkages.

Linkage	Relative ratio*
Terminal glucose	0.53
Terminal mannose†
3-linked glucose	1.0
4-linked glucose	0.40
6-linked glucose	0.73
2-linked rhamnose	0.07
3-linked rhamnose†
2-linked mannose	0.24
4-linked mannose†
4-linked xylose	0.14
3,6-linked glucose	0.52
2,3-linked rhamnose	0.22
2,6-linked mannose	0.25

^*Ratio of the GC peak areas with 3-linked glucose set to 1.0

^†GC peaks not fully resolved