Exopolysaccharides (EPS) are surface carbohydrate polymers present in most bacteria
acting as a protective surface layer but also interacting with the surrounding environment …

Exopolysaccharides (EPSs) are exocellular polymers present in the surface of many
bacteria, including Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. The genome sequence of several …

Eleven exopolysaccharides (EPS) isolated from different human intestinal Bifidobacterium
strains were tested in fecal slurry batch cultures and compared with glucose and the …

Bifidobacteria comprise a significant proportion of the human gut microbiota. Several
bifidobacterial strains are currently used as therapeutic interventions, claiming various …

During recent years, the exopolysaccharides (EPS) produced by some strains of lactic acid
bacteria and bifidobacteria have attracted the attention of researchers, mainly due to their …

The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is colonized by a broad spectrum of microorganism, of which
bacteria are especially recognized for the health effects they exert. However insight in the …

A wide range of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) is able to produce capsular or extracellular
polysaccharides, with various chemical compositions and properties. Polysaccharides …

For many years, bacterial exopolysaccharides (EPS) have received considerable scientific
attention, mainly due to their contribution to biofilm formation and, above all, because EPS …

How can probiotic bacteria transduce their health benefits to the host? Bacterial cell surface
macromolecules are key factors in this beneficial microorganism–host crosstalk, as they can …

The functional food market, including products formulated to maintain a “healthy” gut
microbiota, ie probiotics and prebiotics, has increased enormously since the end of the last …