Research Article

Production of Extracellular Polymeric Substances by Halophilic Bacteria of Solar Salterns

Table 9

Carbon source utilization and fermentation of the selected EPS producing halophilic bacteria isolated from samples of solar salterns of India.

Carbon sourceBacterial isolates
JS
504
JS
802
JS
803
JS
904
JW
302
JW
307
KS
1101
KS
1805
KW
203
VW
301
VW
402
SUR
108
SUR
301
SUR
302
SUR
303
SUR
307
SUR
309
SUR
310
SUR
202
SUR
201
UFUFUFUFUFUFUFUFUFUFUFUFUFUFUFUFUFUFUFUF

Glucose+++++++++++++++++++++++
Galactose++++++++++++++++++++++
Arabinose+++++++++++++++++
Mannose+++++++++++++++++++
Rhamnose+++++++++++++++
Trehalose+++++++++++++++
Lactose++++++++++++++
Sucrose++++++++++++++++++++++
Xylose+++++++++++++++
Ribose++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Fructose++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Maltose++++++++++++++++++
Glycine+++++++++
Glycerol+++++++++++++++++++++++
Adonitol+++++++++++++++++
Salicin+++++++++++++++++++++++
Meso-inositol ++++++++++++++++++++
Mannitol+++++++++++++++++++++++
Sorbitol++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Raffinose+++++++++++++++++++
Cellobiose++++++++++++++++++++++
Melibiose++++
Na-acetate+++++++++++++++++++++++
Na-citrate++++++
Na-fumarate+++++++++++++++++++++
Na-formate+++++++++++++
Na-benzoate+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Na-malate +++++++
Na-propionate++++++++++++++++++++
Na-succinate+++++++++++++++++++++++

U: utilization; F: fermentation.