Differential exopolysaccharide production and composition by Herbaspirillum strains from diverse ecological environments.

Valquíria D C Antunes, Daniela Freitag, Rodrigo V Serrato

Archives of microbiology 2021 Sep

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Bacteria belonging to the genus Herbaspirillum are found in many different ecological niches. Some species are typically endophytic, while others were reported as free-living organisms that occupy various environments. Also, opportunistic herbaspirilli have been found infecting humans affected by several diseases. We have analyzed the production of exopolysaccharides (EPS) by Herbaspirillum strains isolated from different sources and with distinct ecological characteristics. The monosaccharide composition was determined for the EPS obtained for selected strains including free-living, plant-associated and clinical isolates, and the relationship with the ecological niches occupied by Herbaspirillum spp. is proposed. © 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.

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Valquíria D C Antunes, Daniela Freitag, Rodrigo V Serrato. Differential exopolysaccharide production and composition by Herbaspirillum strains from diverse ecological environments. Archives of microbiology. 2021 Sep;203(7):3883-3892