Table 2.

Relative abundance of monosaccharides found in the matrix of B. pumilus SF214.

Monosaccharide	Relative Abundance a
Galactose	1.00
Mannose	0.75
Glucosamine	0.54
Glucose	0.52
Galacturonic acid	0.21
Glucuronic acid	0.15

^a The most abundant monosaccharide is arbitrarily considered as unitary.