A mannose-rich exopolysaccharide from Weissella cibaria SK01: Purification, characterization, antibiofilm, anticancer, and physicochemical properties.
Among lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains isolated from minced beef, an effective exopolysaccharide (EPS)-producing bacterium was identified using 16S rRNA gene sequencing as Weissella cibaria SK01. A distinctive EPS, designated EPS-SK01, was produced in relatively high yield (2.79 g/L) and purified to apparent homogene...