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Exopolysaccharide expression in Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris Ropy352: evidence for novel gene organization.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Feb 2007
Knoshaug Eric P, Ahlgren Jeff A, Trempy Janine E
Abstract excerpt
Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris Ropy352 produces two distinct heteropolysaccharides, phenotypically described as ropy and mucoid, when cultured in nonfat milk. One exopolysaccharide precipitated with 50% ethanol as a series of elongated threads and was composed of glucose and galactose in a molar ratio of 3:2. The second exopolysaccharide precipitated with 75% ethanol as a fine flocculant and consisted of...
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