Flocculation is a process whereby chemicals (flocculants) stimulate aggregation of colloids and other suspended particles in a suspension to form floc. This is different from precipitation, because prior to flocculation, colloids are suspended in a liquid and not completely dissolved in a solution.1 Flocculation finds usefulness in many fields such as wastewater treatment, downstream processing...

In this study, we aimed to determine the in vitro activity of Leuconostoc mesenteroides var. isolatedfrom sugar-industry effluents produce a dextran bioflocculant from sucrose as low-cost substrate.L. strains present residual cane juice sugar factory were isolated and biochemicallyidentified using Mayeux, Sandine, Elliker agar (MSE) selective medium. The strain number 3 (LM03) wasbiochemically ...