Exopolysaccharide-producing bacteria from sugar beets

Authors
Tallgren, AH Airaksinen, U von Weissenberg, R Ojamo, H Kuusisto, J Leisola, M
Citation
Ah. Tallgren et al., Exopolysaccharide-producing bacteria from sugar beets, APPL ENVIR, 65(2), 1999, pp. 862-864
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Microbiology
Journal title
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00992240 → ACNP
Volume
65
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
862 - 864
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2240(199902)65:2<862:EBFSB>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Six hundred microorganisms were isolated from sugar beets collected from di fferent parts of Finland to study their slime production. A total of 170 of them produced exopolysaccharides, of which 35% were heteropolysaccharides. The yield of heteropolysaccharides from sucrose was lower than that of dex trans. Five isolates, which were chosen for closer study, were identified a s Leuconostoc mesenteroides (two species), Rahnella aquatilis (two species) , and Enterobacter amnigenus.