Table 2 Consumption of sugars and synthesis of mannitol during fermentation of EPS− and EPS+ BSG

514.5 ± 16.4^a

1707.7 ± 46.9^a

68.7 ± 24.3^a

5.9 ± 2.5^a

514.5 ± 16.4^a

1707.7 ± 46.9^a

68.7 ± 24.3^a

5.9 ± 2.5^a

319.4 ± 21.1^b

1161.6 ± 151.1^b

95.4 ± 2.2^b

6.1 ± 0.7^a

173.5 ± 36.6^b

647.4 ± 114.7^b,c

183.6 ± 9.3^b

10.1 ± 1.1^a

75.9 ± 3.6^c

257.7 ± 57.1^c

77.3 ± 3.7^c

5.4 ± 0.9^a

1126.1 ± 47.4^c

980.3 ± 104.8^c

671.5 ± 83.5^c

14.9 ± 3.6^b

77.3 ± 8.6^c

570.9 ± 20.2^d

78.3 ± 3.3^c

6.1 ± 0.9^a

791.5 ± 9.9^a

1731.9 ± 409.7^d

899.9 ± 152.6 ^d

36.8 ± 4.1 ^b

76.1 ± 7.6^c

71.1 ± 0.7^c

74.7 ± 0.7^c

5.1 ± 0.5 ^a

1499.8 ± 188.3^d

206.5 ± 79.2^b

1085.1 ± 28.7^d

45.2 ± 8.2^b

355.4 ± 43.8^b

1201.1 ± 259.1 ^b

105.42 ± 5.6^b

7.3 ± 0.4^a

256.7 ± 73.5^b

895.9 ± 35.6^b

288.6 ± 46.5 ^b

8.3 ± 1.7 ^a

84.3 ± 16.1^c

1196.1 ± 56.9^b

99.2 ± 8.1 ^b

6.4 ± 0.3^ab

148.6 ± 23.9^c

387.4 ± 66.9^c

1357.8 ± 256.3 ^c

6.9 ± 0.4^a

105.5 ± 5.1^c

1026.8 ± 41.7^b

91.8 ± 3.3^b

4.6 ± 1.1^c

152.2 ± 45.5^c

861.1 ± 39.8^b

1429.8 ± 334.6^c

5.9 ± 0.7^b

77.5 ± 8.7^c

166.6 ± 27.4^c

79.9 ± 3.6^b

4.9 ± 0.5^bc

119.7 ± 10.6^c

292.9 ± 27.5^c

1652.5 ± 55.6^c

8.4 ± 2.6^a