TABLE 1.

Monosaccharides composition of EPS, reported as relative percentage.

Monosaccharide	Relative percentage of composition and SD
	Weissella	Lb. delbrueckii subsp.	Lb. delbrueckii subsp.
	4451	bulgaricus 2214	bulgaricus 147
Rhamnose	12.4 ± 1.1	9.1 ± 0.8	2.8 ± 0.3
Ribose	0.5 ± 0.5	Nd	0.8 ± 0.1
Mannose	12.6 ± 1.1	0.9 ± 0.1	6.0 ± 0.5
Galactose	17.5 ± 1.6	Nd	48.2 ± 4.3
Glucose	57.0 ± 5.1	90.0 ± 8.0	42.2 ± 3.8

SD, standard deviation; Nd, not detected.