Microbial production of scleroglucan and downstream processing

Synthetic petroleum-based polymers and natural plant polymers have the disadvantage of restricted sources, in addition to the non-biodegradability of the former ones. In contrast, eco-sustainable microbial polysaccharides, of low-cost and standardized production, represent an alternative to address...

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Main Authors: Natalia Alejandra Castillo, Alejandra Leonor Valdez, Julia Ines Fariña
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01106/full