Characterization of high yield exopolysaccharide produced by Phyllobacterium sp. 921F exhibiting moisture preserving

Yinping Li1, Gaoli Zhang2, Chunying Du2

  • 1College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China; School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China.

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