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Table 1 Total carbohydrate (TC), water-extractable EPS (W-EPS) and EDTA-extractable EPS (E-EPS) contents in mg glucose equivalents g−1 DW of rhizosheath of speargrasses collected in summer and winter

From: Rhizosheath–root system changes exopolysaccharide content but stabilizes bacterial community across contrasting seasons in a desert environment

Season

TC

W-EPS

E-EPS

% (W-EPS/TC)

% (E-EPS/TC)

Summer

1.36 ± 0.32 (a)

0.12 ± 0.01 (a)

0.03 ± 0.02 (a)

9.14

2.22

Winter

1.08 ± 0.09 (a)

0.06 ± 0.02 (b)

0.01 ± 0.01 (a)

4.35

1.03

  1. Percentages of W-EPS and E-EPS content over TC content are also reported. All values are expressed as mean ± SD calculated on three experimental replicates. Significant differences between seasons (summer vs. winter) are indicated by different lower-case letters (t-test, p < 0.05)
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Environmental Microbiome

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