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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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Newly isolated microorganisms with potential application in biotechnology
Marina Gabriel Pessôa,Kele A. C. Vespermann,Bruno Nicolau Paulino,Mayara C. S. Barcelos,Glaucia Maria Pastore,Gustavo Molina,Gustavo Molina +6 more
TL;DR: The aim of this review is to provide a solid set of information on the state of the art of isolation and screening studies for obtaining novel biocatalysts able to produce natural compounds, focusing in aromas, biosurfactants, polysaccharides and microbial oils.
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Antiviral and immunomodulatory effects of a novel bacterial exopolysaccharide of shallow marine vent origin.
TL;DR: A novel exopolysaccharide (EPS1) from the recently described haloalkaliphilic, thermophilic Bacillus licheniformis strain T14, isolated from a shallow hydrothermal vent of Panarea Island (Italy), is evaluated for its antiviral and immunomodulatory effects against herpes simplex virus type 2.
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Innovative low-cost biosorption process of Cr 6+ by Pseudomonas alcaliphila NEWG-2
Noura El-Ahmady El-Naggar,Ayman Y. El-Khateeb,Abeer Abdulkhalek Ghoniem,Mohammed S. El-Hersh,WesamEldin I. A. Saber +4 more
TL;DR: The findings reveal the efficiency of P. alcaliphila NEWG-2 in Cr6+ biosorption, with feasibility in the treatment of chromium-contaminated water as a green-technology tool.
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Study of the interactive effect of temperature and pH on exopolysaccharide production by Enterobacter A47 using multivariate statistical analysis.
Cristiana A.V. Torres,Sílvia Antunes,Ana R. Ricardo,Christian Grandfils,Vítor D. Alves,Filomena Freitas,Maria D'ascensão Carvalho Fernandes Miranda Reis +6 more
TL;DR: This study revealed the ability of Enterobacter A47 to synthesize different heteropolysaccharides as a function of pH and temperature, a feature that can be exploited to obtain tailored polymer composition.
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Emulsifying Activity and Stability of a Non-Toxic Bioemulsifier Synthesized by Microbacterium sp. MC3B-10
Juan Carlos Camacho-Chab,Jean Guezennec,Manuel Jesús Chan-Bacab,Elvira Ríos-Leal,Corinne Sinquin,Raquel Muñiz-Salazar,Susana De la Rosa-García,Manuela Reyes-Estebanez,Benjamín Otto Ortega-Morales +8 more
TL;DR: Microbactan is a non-toxic and non-ionic bioemulsifier of high molecular weight with affinity for a range of oily substrates and its potential application in bioremediation of marine environments and in cosmetics is suggested.
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