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Advances in bacterial exopolysaccharides: from production to biotechnological applications
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Limitations and constraints ofacterial EPS development are stressed and correlation of bacterial EPS properties with polymer applications is emphasized, along with current downstream strategies.About:
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A Novel EPS-Producing Strain of Bacillus licheniformis Isolated from a Shallow Vent Off Panarea Island (Italy)
Antonio Spanò,Concetta Gugliandolo,Valeria Lentini,Teresa L. Maugeri,Gianluca Anzelmo,Annarita Poli,Barbara Nicolaus +6 more
TL;DR: Screening for biological activity showed anti-cytotoxic effect of EPS1 against Avarol in brine shrimp test, indicating a potential use in the development of novel drugs.
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Effective stimulating factors for microbial levan production by Halomonas smyrnensis AAD6T
TL;DR: H. smyrnensis AAD6(T) has been firmly established as an industrially important resource microorganism for high-quality levan production and its biocompatibility was assessed for a broad concentration range.
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New emulsifying and cryoprotective exopolysaccharide from Antarctic Pseudomonas sp. ID1.
TL;DR: Pseudomonas sp. ID1 is a cold-adapted bacterium isolated from a marine sediment sample collected from South Shetland Islands (Antarctica) that is noted for the highly mucous appearance of its colonies as mentioned in this paper.
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Recent Advances in Microbial Biopolymer Production and Purification
TL;DR: In this paper, state-of-the-art methods and recent advances in the separation and purification of microbial polymers are reviewed, with special focus on the biopolymers, γ-polyglutamic acid and xanthan gum.
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Characterisation of a novel water-soluble polysaccharide from Leuconostoc citreum SK24.002
TL;DR: In this article, a water-soluble exopolysaccharide was identified as Leuconostoc citreum via 16S rDNA sequence analysis, and the ratio of α-1,6 linkages to α-3 linkages was 5:4.
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