Sample BC* Yield mg/ml Tensile Strength (N) Young’s Modulus (MPa) BC Viscosity (cP) DP HS 10245 4.4 10.0 331.75 34.87 1747.71 HSL 10245 7.2 18.28 606.45 70.05 2240.61 HS 13772 8.7 15.51 514.55 37.12 1791.40 HSL13772 11.4 18.69 620.05 84.80 2377.81 HS 13773 10.1 15.03 498.62 37.05 1790.08 HSL 13773 16.2 19.23 637.95 84.25 2372.80 HS 13693 7.9 13.81 458.15 36.88 1786.86 HSL 13693 16.3 21.53 714.27 68.82 2227.89 *Based on the volume of the medium RV= relative value= yiled in HS/ yiled in H

Table 1: Characterization of Bacterial Cellulose and the Sheets Produced from Four Strains of Gluconacetobacter xylinus.