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      The assay was repeated three times for each polysaccharide with identical results
    using samples from different preparations
        | Polysaccharides | Max.Concentration (mg/ml)
 | Minimum    Inhibitory Concentration    (mg/ml)
 |  
        | Laminarin | 1 | 0.5 |  
        | Mannan | 1 | 0.58 |  
        | Dextran | 1 | 0.83 |  
        | Inulin | 2 | 0.6 |  
        | Coliminic Acid | 5 | 0.6 |  
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