TABLE 1 .

EPS carbohydrate composition profiles for P. aeruginosa PAO1 and mutants

Carbohydrate	Carbohydrate composition (µg/107 CFU ml−1) for the following strains grown under the indicated condition:
	PAO1		∆mucA mutant		∆mucB mutant
	0 µM FeCl3	100 µM FeCl3	0 µM FeCl3	100 µM FeCl3	0 µM FeCl3	100 µM FeCl3
Mannuronic acid	0	0	88.2	12.1	176	33.7
Glucose	45.8	25.6	18.6	13.6	34.56	1.4
Rhamnose	9.0	9.5	6.6	4.0	8.96	0.8
Mannose	0.7	0.4	1.8	0.5	3.84	0.4
Ribose	0.5	1.6	1.8	1.4	2.56	0.6
Xylose	0.5	0.1	1.2	0.2	3.84	0.4
KDO	1.0	3.6	0	0.7	0	0
N-Acetylglucosamine	1.6	1.6	0.6	0.9	0.64	0.1