Invited Review: Methods for the Screening, Isolation, and Characterization of Exopolysaccharides Produced by Lactic Acid Bacteria

Ruas‐Madiedo, Patricia; G. de los Reyes‐Gavilán, Clara

doi:10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(05)72750-8

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Invited Review: Methods for the Screening, Isolation, and Characterization of Exopolysaccharides Produced by Lactic Acid Bacteria

Published in Journal of Dairy Science • Mar 1, 2005

Authors:

Patricia Ruas‐Madiedo

Clara G. de los Reyes‐Gavilán

Abstract

The ability to produce exopolysaccharides (EPS) is widespread among lactic acid bacteria (LAB), although the physiological role of these molecules has not been clearly established yet. Some EPS confer on LAB a "ropy" character that can be detected in cultures that form long strands when extended wit...

Subject

Syneresis

Lactic acid

Extracellular polysaccharide

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