title: Editorial: Microbial Exopolysaccharides: From Genes to Applications.
authors.affiliation: Chair of Chemistry of Biogenic Resources, Technische Universität München Straubing, Germany.
authors.forename: Jochen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Biotecnología Fúngica, Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos-CONICETSan Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina; Cátedra de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de CatamarcaSan Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Argentina.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fariña
authors.affiliation: Institute of Fundamental Sciences, College of Sciences, Massey UniversityPalmerston North, New Zealand; The MacDiarmid Institute of Advanced Materials and NanotechnologyPalmerston North, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rehm
authors.affiliation: Chair of Chemistry of Biogenic Resources, Technische Universität München Straubing, Germany.
authors.forename: Volker
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sieber
keywords: alginate; biofilms; exopolysaccharide biosynthesis; imaging and modeling of exopolysaccharides; microbial exopolysaccharides; rare sugars; scleroglucan; tailor-made exopolysaccharides