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Isolation and characterization of exocellular polysaccharide produced byLactobacillus bulgaricus

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Lactobacillus bulgaricus strains grown on skim milk produce a viscosifying exocellular watersoluble heteropolysaccharide composed of galactose, glucose and rhamnose in an approximately molar ratio of 4:1:1. The molecular weight is approximately 500.000.

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  1. Laboratoire de Biochimie et Technologie Laitières, I.N.R.A., 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France

    Jutta Cerning

  2. Laboratoire de Microbiologie Laitière, I.N.R.A., 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France

    C. Bouillanne, M. J. Desmazeaud & Michèle Landon

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Cerning, J., Bouillanne, C., Desmazeaud, M.J. et al. Isolation and characterization of exocellular polysaccharide produced byLactobacillus bulgaricus . Biotechnol Lett 8, 625–628 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01025968

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