Diversity of Heteropolysaccharide-Producing Lactic Acid Bacterium Strains and Their Biopolymers
Fernanda Mozzi, Frederik Vaningelgem, Elvira M. Hébert, Roel Van der Meulen, María R. Foulquié-Moreno, Graciela Font de Valdez +1 more
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Abstract
Thirty-one lactic acid bacterial strains from different species were evaluated for exopolysaccharide (EPS) production in milk. Thermophilic strains produced more EPS than mesophilic ones, but EPS yields were generally low. Ropiness or capsular polysaccharide formation was strain dependent. Six strains produced high-molecular-mass EPS. Polymers were classified into nine groups on the basis of their monomer composition. EPS from Enterococcus strains were isolated and characterized.
Extracted Claims
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EPS production is strain dependent ropiness or capsular polysaccharide formation
“Ropiness or capsular polysaccharide formation was strain dependent.”
thermophilic strains produce more EPS
“Thermophilic strains produced more EPS than mesophilic ones, but EPS yields were generally low.”
EPS yields are generally low
“Thermophilic strains produced more EPS than mesophilic ones, but EPS yields were generally low.”