Table II.

Linkage analyses of EPS by gas chromatograph and mass spectroscopy.

Glycosyl Linkage Residue EPS % Present	EPS % Present
2-Rhamnopyranosyl residue (2-Rha)	0.1
Terminal Mannopyransosyl residue (t-Man)	29.9
Terminal Glucopyranosyl residue (t-Glc)	3.5
3 linked Glucopyranosyl residue (3-Gle)	0.2
2 linked Mannopyranosyl residue (2-Man)	4.7
3 linked Mannopyranosyl residue (3-Man)	15.0
2 linked Glucopyranosyl residue (2-Glc)	0.3
4 linked Mannopyranosyl residue (4-Man)	0.4
6 linked Mannopyranosyl residue (6-Man)	4.7
6 linked Glucopyranosyl residue (6-Glc)	3.7
4 linked Glucopyranosyl residue (4-Glc)	1.3
2,3 linked Mannopyranosyl residue (2,3-Man)	0.3
3,4 linked Mannopyranosyl residue (3,4-Man)	0.1
2,4 linked Mannopyranosyl residue (2,4-Man)	0.2
4,6 linked Mannopyranosyl residue (4,6-Man)	0.2
3,6 linked Glucopyranosyl residue (3,6-Glc)	0.3
3,6 linked Mannopyranosyl residue (3,6-Man)	0.4
2,6 linked Mannopyranosyl residue (2,6-Man)	31.8
4,6 linked Glucopyranosyl residue (4,6-Glc)	0.6
2,6 linked Glucopyranosyl residue (2,6-Glc)	0.6
2,3,6 linked Mannopyranosyl residue (2,3,6-Man)	0.5
2,4,6 linked Mannopyranosyl residue (2,4,6-Man)	0.6
2,3,4,6 linked Mannopyranosyl residue (2,3,4,6-Man)	0.5
4 linked N-acetyl Glucosamine (4-GlcNAc)	0.1