Chemical and biological properties of the novel exopolysaccharide produced by a probiotic

The authors acknowledge to the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (MINEICO) and FEDER funds for the financial support through the project AGL2015-64901-R. The authors also thank the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research for the fellowship PON 01_01802 and the University of Catania for a grant application (FIR2014).