Indian traditional cereal-legume based fermented food) was identified as Weissella confusa
KR780676. The strain was shown to produce 17.2 g/L (dry weight) of EPS in 2% sucrose
supplemented MRS broth and the EPS was characterized. HPTLC analysis confirmed the
presence of galactose monomers, indicating the homopolysaccharide nature of EPS. Fourier-
transform infrared spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance analysis revealed that the …