Bacteria produce a wide range of exopolysaccharides which are synthesized via different
biosynthesis pathways. The genes responsible for synthesis are often clustered within the …

Bacteria can synthesize a wide range of biopolymers that serve diverse biological functions
and have material properties suitable for numerous industrial and medical applications. A …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen and has been established
as a model organism to study bacterial biofilm formation. At least three exopolysaccharides …

Alginate is an important polysaccharide used widely in the food, textile, printing and
pharmaceutical industries for its viscosifying, and gelling properties. All commercially …

Many bacterial species in nature possess the ability to transition into a sessile lifestyle and
aggregate into cohesive colonies, known as biofilms. Within a biofilm, bacterial cells are …

Alginates are polysaccharides with many industrial and medical uses, from food additives to
encapsulation agents in the emerging transplantation technologies. Alginate is composed of …

The molecular mechanisms of alginate polymerization/modification/secretion by a proposed
envelope-spanning multiprotein complex are unknown. Here, bacterial two-hybrid assays …

During the last few decades, extensive attention has been paid on the management of food
alteration and contamination caused by spoilage organisms such as Pseudomonas …

Renewable and bio-based materials have gained great interest on an industrial scale owing
to environmental issues. Paper industries also are constantly exploring bio-resources for …

Alginates are natural exopolysaccharides produced by seaweeds and bacteria belonging to
the genera Pseudomonas and Azotobacter. Due to exhibiting unique physicochemical …