Sutherland I W
Department of Microbiology, Edinburgh University, UK.
Microbiol Sci. 1986 Jan;3(1):5-9.
A number of microbial exopolysaccharides possess properties of industrial importance, especially as viscosifiers and gelling agents. This group of biopolymers is diverse in its chemical composition and structure; it includes both anionic and neutral polysaccharides, most of which are of bacterial origin.
许多微生物胞外多糖具有重要的工业特性，尤其是作为增稠剂和胶凝剂。这类生物聚合物的化学组成和结构各不相同；它包括阴离子多糖和中性多糖，其中大多数来源于细菌。
