dimensional microcolony. The biofilm is a matrix of heteropolysaccharides called kefiran, which is composed of equal proportions of glucose and galactose. It resembles...

phosphate-containing heteropolysaccharide, named viilian. Viilian is similar to kefiran produced by kefir grains. The production of exopolysaccharides (EPS) by...

indicate it was due to the different milks used. L. kefiranofaciens produces kefiran, an extracellular polysaccharide that helps in creating a biofilm, or kefir...

are responsible for the production of the polysaccharide (dextran and kefiran) that forms the grains. Major metabolites of L. brevis include lactic acid...

coli) hyaluronic acid (Streptococcus equi) indican (Beijerinckia indica) kefiran (Lactobacillus hilgardii) lentinan (Lentinus elodes) levan (Alcaligenes...