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NON-HALOPHILIC bacteria which are able to form lævan from sucrose have been described within several genera, for example, Bacillus1, Pseudomonas and Xanthomonas2, Streptococcus3, Aerobacter4, as well as Corynebacterium5. However, lævan-forming bacteria occurring among the halophiles offer special interest from the enzymological point of view and, in addition, are of considerable economic importance.
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LINDEBERG, G. Lævan-forming Halophilic Bacteria. Nature 180, 1141 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/1801141a0
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