Table 1. Details of the isolates screened for production of exopolysaccharide.

S. No	Strain	Source of Isolation	Organism with closest proximity
1	PA1	Water sample from Arabian sea	Pseudoalteromonad prydzensis
2	PA2	Water sample from Arabian sea	Alteromonas macleodii
3	PA3	Sediment sample from Kochi back water	Vibrio azureus
4	PA4	Water sample from Arabian sea	Aesturaribacter aggregates
5	PA5	Water sample from Arabian sea	Psuedoalteromonas prydzensis
6	PA6	Water sample from Arabian sea	Vibrio rotiferianus
7	PA7	Water sample from Arabian sea	Vibrio owensii
8	PA8	Sediment sample from Kochi back water	Alteromonas macleodii
9	PA9	Water sample from Arabian sea	Vibrio harveyi
10	PA10	Sediment sample from Kochi back water	Ferrimonas futtsuensis