Introduction  

Polysaccharides from microorganisms, plants and animals
I.W. Sutherland, Edinburgh, UK

Glycogen synthesis and its regulation in bacteria
J. Preiss, East Lansing, MI, USA

Bacterial cellulose
S. Bielecki, A. Krystynowicz, M. Turkiewicz, H. Kalinowska, Lódz, Poland

Bioemulsans: Surface-active polysaccharide-containing complexes
E. Rosenberg, E.Z. Ron, Ramat Aviv, Israel

Other bacterial glycolipids
J.T. Desai, A.J. Desai, Gujarat, India

Curdlan
I.-Y. Lee, Daejeon, Korea

Succinoglycan
M. Stredansky, Trieste, Italy

Alginates from bacteria
B.H.A. Rehm, Münster, Germany

Poly-(14)--D-glucuronan
J. Courtois, B. Courtois, Amiens, France

Sphingan group of exopolysaccharides
T.J. Pollock, San Diego, CA, USA

Xanthan
K. Born, V. Langendorff, P. Boulenguer, Baupte, France

Dextran
T.D. Leathers, Peoria, IL, USA

Alternan
G.L. Côté, Peoria, IL; USA

Levan
S.-K. Rhee, K.-B. Song, C.-H. Kim, B.-S. Park, E.-K. Jang, Daejeon, Korea, K.-H. Jang, Suwon, Korea

Hyaluronan
P. Prehm, Münster, Germany

Exopolysaccharides of lactic acid bacteria
I. Hallemeersch, S. De Baets, E.J. Vandamme, Gent, Belgium

Murein
C. Heidrich, Düsseldorf, Germany, W. Vollmer, Tübingen, Germany

Teichoic and teichuronic acids from gram-positive bacteria
V. Lazarevic, H.M. Pooley, C. Mauël, D. Karamata, Lausanne, Switzerland

Polysaccharide-containing cell-wall polymers of archaea
H. König, Mainz, Germany