Engineering aspects of microbial exopolysaccharide production

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 245, Issue PartB, 2017, Pages 1674-1683

  Freitas, Filomena ^a   Torres, Cristiana A V ^a   Reis, Maria A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Exopolysaccharide (EPS); Extremophiles; Fungi; Mixed microbial consortia

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMERS; FUNGI; METABOLITES; MICROORGANISMS;

ENGINEERING ASPECTS; EPS PRODUCTION; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; EXTREMOPHILES; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; FUTURE PROSPECTS; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; MICROBIAL SYSTEM;

BACTERIA;

BIOPOLYMER; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE;

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENDOPHYTE; ENGINEERING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXTREMOPHILE; FUNGUS; MICROALGA; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOPROCESS; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYANOBACTERIUM; DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; ENDOPHYTE; EXTREMOPHILE; FUNGUS; MICROALGA; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALE UP; SPECIES CULTIVATION; YEAST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; FUNGI;

BIOPOLYMERS; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROALGAE; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 85041459475     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.05.092     Document Type: Article

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