PRODUÇÃO DE EXOPOLISSACARÍDEO PELO FUNGO ASCOMICETO Botryosphaeria rhodina MMPI

The objective of the present work was to evaluate the production of the exopolysaccharide (EPS) produced by the fungus Botryosphaeria rhodina MMPI (teleomorphs Lasiodiplodia theobromae) grown on nutrient medium at different concentrations of glucose as sole carbon source. Microbial EPS's are carbohydrate biopolymers with wide applications in foods, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, and present high economical value and constitute a promising