TABLE 4.
Biofilm matrix analysis for carbohydrate and protein components.
| Strain | Carbohydrate (μg/mL) | Protein (μg/mL) | Carbohydrate/biomass (μg/mg) | Protein/biomass (μg/mg) |
| WT | 309.18 ± 12.34 | 3.36 ± 0.49 | 240.28 ± 23.36 | 2.66 ± 0.74 |
| syn8Δ | 155.22 ± 8.36 | 1.72 ± 0.32 | 243.36 ± 7.76 | 2.725 ± 0.74 |
| SYN8 | 408.49 ± 57.15 | 4.34 ± 0.21 | 245.19 ± 17.26 | 2.65 ± 0.69 |
The reported values are the means ± SD of three independent experiments.