摘要 |
PURPOSE:To obtain a polysaccharide called xanthan gum useful as various industrial raw materials, etc., industrially advantageously without danger caused by mold discharge, by cultivating Xanthomonas cucurbitae, etc., and collecting a product from the culture mixture. CONSTITUTION:A bacterium such as Xanthomonas cucurbitae (IFO 13552), Xanthomonas physalidicola (IFO 13555), Xanthomonas pisi (IFO 13556), Xanthomonas pruni (IFO 3780), etc., is cultivated and a product is collected from the culture mixture to give the aimed polysaccharide. |