@article{ajmr2016454,
author={{Dossounon, Y. D. Dah and Lee, K. and Belghmi, K. and Benzha, F. and Blaghen, M.},
title={Exopolysaccharide (EPS) Production by <i>Exiguobacterium</i><i> aurantiacum </i>isolated from Marchica Lagoon Ecosystem in Morocco},
journal={American Journal of Microbiological Research},
volume={4},
number={5},
pages={147--152},
year={2016},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmr/4/5/4},
issn={2328-4137},
abstract={<i>Exiguobacterium aurantiacum</i>, a member of the <i>Bacilli</i> class, has the ability to synthesize and secrete exopolysaccharides. The strain, isolated from Marchica lagoon in Morocco, produced exopolysaccharide (EPS), mainly during its exponential growth phase but also to a lesser extent during the stationary phase. The optimum pH and temperature for growth and exopolysaccharide (EPS) production were 8 and 37¡ãC respectively, the dry weight of the exopolysaccharides products and biomass was found to be 259. 05 ¡À 1.48 mg/100ml and 150.25 ¡À 0. 35 mg/100ml respectively. The partially purified exopolysaccharide (EPS) samples were chemically analyzed. The results showed that the temperature and pH have no effect on the protein amount produced by <i>E. aurantiacum</i> while the carbohydrate amount varied. The functional groups in the partially purified exopolysaccharides were determined by the FT-IR. Because of its ability to produce large quantities of exopolysaccharides; this bacterium may prove to be an excellent model species for the development of biotechnology products.},
doi={10.12691/ajmr-4-5-4}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}