Genetics and engineering of microbial exopolysaccharides for food: Approaches for the production of existing and novel polysaccharides

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 498-504

  Van Kranenburg, Richard ^a   Boels, Ingeborg C ^a   Kleerebezem, Michiel ^a   De Vos, Willem M ^a  

^a NIZO FOOD RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMULSIFYING AGENT; GELLING AGENT; POLYSACCHARIDE;

BACTERIAL GENETICS; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FOOD PROCESSING; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032836615     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(99)00017-8     Document Type: Review

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