TABLE 4.

Linkage analysis of purified EPS from TT01 rif and the manA mutant strain^a

Glycosyl residue	% linkage
	TT01 rif	manA mutant
Terminal Manp	6.8	8.2
Terminal Galp	4.5	4.4
Terminal Glcp	0	3.5
2,3-linked Manp	0	4.6
2-linked Manp	4.3	0
3-linked Galp	41.0	45.7
4-linked Galp	7.0	3.2
4-linked Glcp	14.5	30.4
3,4-linked Galp	5.9	0
3,4-linked Glcp	3.6	0
4,6-linked Galp	1.7	0
3,6-linked Galp	5.0	0
3,4,6-linked Galp	5.8	0
Total	100.1	100.0

^aManp, mannopyranose; Galp, galactopyranose; Glcp, glucopyranose.