TABLE 1.

Yield of EPS and cell mass obtained from four selected isolates at five different temperatures

Temp (°C)	Yield (g/liter) from isolate no.:
	2		3		4		5
	EPS	Cell mass	EPS	Cell mass	EPS	Cell mass	EPS	Cell mass
5	26.3	2.4	28.3	4.2	18.9	1.9	26.4	3.1
13	27.8	2.5	24.6	2.5	20.1	3.2	23.8	2.9
23	20.8	1.2	20.2	1.5	17.7	3.0	19.3	3.5
30	22.5	2.2	25.3	2.6	20.0	3.3	21.3	3.0
37	8.7	0.6	7.4	0.7	7.1	1.0	8.7	1.2