
Botryosphaeran – A Fungal Exopolysaccharide of the (1→3)(1→6)-β-D-Glucan Kind: Structure and Biological Functions Abstract A fungal isolate (MAMB-05) from a stem canker on a eucalypt tree, molecularly classified as Botryosphaeria rhodina, produced an exopolysaccharide (EPS) of the β-D-glucan type when cultivated on glucose by submerged fermentation. Isolation and elucidation of