TABLE 3.

Production of EPS in mMRS_S after 24 h growth by selected producer strains (Weissella cibaria and Weissella confusa) in comparison to the strain L. plantarum ITM21B not producing EPS in agar media.

Species	Strain	EPS g/L ± SE
W. cibaria	C21-4	13.82 ± 1.88ac
	C3-2	13.42 ± 3.45ac
	C3-4	6.21 ± 2.12ab
	C43-11	18.56 ± 2.64c
	C3-19	14.82 ± 0.66ac
	C4-21	8.20 ± 3.29abc
	C2-32	0.51 ± 0.64b
	C2-5	8.02 ± 3.36abc
W. confusa	C5-7	2.08 ± 0.03ab
	C5-4	1.08 ± 0.39ab
L. plantarum	ITM21B	<LOQ

Values (mean ± standard error of the mean) with different lower-case letters are significantly different (p < 0.05). LOD: 0.078 g/L.