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A yeast strainMoniliella pollinis produces an extracellular highly viscous gum-like polysaccharide of glucan type in a simple mineral medium. Optimum conditions for its production and properties are described. The viscosity decreased after lyophilization.
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Sarkar, J.M., Hennebert, G.L. & Mayaudon, J. Optimization and characterization of an extracellular polysaccharide produced byMoniliella pollinis . Biotechnol Lett 8, 319–322 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01040857
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