Insoluble glucans from planktonic and biofilm cultures of mutants of Leuconostoc mesenteroides NRRL B-1355

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 149-154

  Côté, Gregory L ^a   Leathers, Timothy D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Dextran; Glucans; Leuconostoc; Mutan; Polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM CULTURES; D-GLUCOSE; GLUCANS; LEUCONOSTOC; LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES; MUTAN; MUTANT STRAINS; POLYSACCHARIDE;

BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOPOLYMERS; CELL CULTURE; DEXTRAN; GLUCOSE; STRAIN;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

BIOFILM; MUTATION; POLYSACCHARIDE;

BIOFILMS; GLUCANS; LEUCONOSTOC; MUTATION; SOLUBILITY;

LEUCONOSTOC; LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES;

EID: 58549105931     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1767-9     Document Type: Article

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