Process for the recovery of a gelforming polysaccharide, the recovered polysaccharide as well as the gel formed therewith

Summary

Gel-forming polysaccarides, built up of galactose, glucose and mannose in a ratio of 4:1:1, obtainable by extracting cultures of strains of the genus Rhizobium and producing gels having a high gel strength, especially at low concentration.