Biopolymers are a leading class of functional material suitable for high-value applications
and are of great interest to researchers and professionals across various disciplines …

Acidobacteria represents an underrepresented soil bacterial phylum whose members are
pervasive and copiously distributed across nearly all ecosystems. Acidobacterial sequences …

The production of exopolysaccharides (EPS) by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) has attracted
particular interest in the food industry. EPS can be considered as natural biothickeners as …

Exopolysaccharides (EPS) are extracellular macromolecules excreted as tightly bound
capsule or loosely attached slime layer in microorganisms. They play most prominent role …

Background Bacterial biofilms are aggregation or collection of different bacterial cells which
are covered by self-produced extracellular matrix and are attached to a substratum …

Xanthan gum, a microbial exopolysaccharide produced commercially by a gram-negative
bacterium Xanthomonas campestris. It is a branched heteropolysaccharide, comprising of …

Soil salinity has emerged as a great threat to the agricultural ecosystems throughout the
globe. Many continents of the globe are affected by salinity and crop productivity is severely …

As a complex microbial aggregate, biofilm is a group behavior of bacterial ability to adapt to
the environment. Bacteria produce biofilm substrates that enhance their tolerance to stress …

Microbial exopolysaccharides (EPS) are extracellular carbohydrate polymers forming
capsules or slimy coating around the cells. EPS can be secreted by various bacterial genera …

Several scientific evidences have revealed probiotics implications on human health. A wide
range of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have been extensively studied for their ability to produce …