Carbon source Chryseobacterium
gregarium
Staphylococcus epidermidis Stenotrophomonas Acidaminiphila Cloacibacterium normanense Brevibacillus parabrevis Pseudomonas veronii Acinetobacter soli

 Acinetobacter parvus

Dextrin + + + + + - - -
D-Maltose + + + + + - - -
D-Trehalose - + - - + - - -
D-Cellobiose - + - - + - - -
Gentiobiose + + - + + - - -
Sucrose - + - - + + - -
D-Turanose - + - - + - - -
Stachyose - - - - - - - -
D-Raffinose - - - - - - - -
a-D-Lactose - + - - - - - -
D-Melinoise - + - - - - - -
b-Methyl-DGlucoside - + - - + - - -
D-Salicin - + - - + - - -
N-acetyl-Dglucosamine - + + - + - - -
N-acetyl-b-Dmannosamine - + + - - - - -
N-acetyl-Dgalactoseamine - + + - + - - -
N-acetyl
neuraminic acid
- + - - - - - -
a-D-Glucose - + - + + + + -
D-Mannose - - + + - - - -
D-Fructose - + - - - - + -
D-Galactose - + - - - - - -
3-Methyl
glucose
- + - - - - - -
D-Fucose - + - - - - + -
L-Fucose - + - - - + - -
L-Rhamnose + + - - - - - -
Inosine - + - - + - - -
Glycerol - + - + + + - -
Pectin + - - - - - - -
D-Galacturonic
Acid
+ + + - - - - -
L-Galactonic
acid
- - - - - - - -
lactone - + - - + + + -
L-Gluconic acid - + + - - - - -
Glucuronic acid - + + - + - + -
Glucuronamide - + - - - - - -
Mucic acid - + - - - - + -
Quinic acid - + - - - - - -
D-Saccharic acid - + - - - - - -
P-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid - - - - + - + -
Methyl pyuvate - + - - - - + +
D-Lactic acid methyl ester - + + - - + + -
L-Lactic acid - + - - + + + -
Citric acid - + + - + - + -
a-Keto-glutaric acid - + - - - - + -
D-Malic acid+A72 - + - - - + + -
L-Malic acid - + - - - - + -
Bromo-succinic acid - - - - - - + -
c-Amino-butyric acid - + - - - - + -
a-Hydroxy butyric acid - + - - + - + -
b-Hydroxy-D, Lbutyric acid - - - - + - + -
a-Keto-butyric acid - + - - + - + -
Acetoacetic acid + + - + + - - +
Propionic acid - + + - + - + -
Acetic acid + + + + + - + +
Formic acid - + - - + - - -
Table 2: Carbon sources profiles of EPS producing Strains.