Culture Medium and Methods for Producing Alginate from Stable Mucoid Strains of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The presently disclosed subject matter relates to a culture medium and methods for production of alginate from bacterial sources. Specifically, the presently disclosed subject matter relates to a specialized culture medium that promotes alginate production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) bacteria and methods for production and downstream purification of alginate produced by stable mucoid P. aeruginosa bacterial strains.
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