Gellan gum is the generic name for extracellular polysaccharide produced by bacterium Pseudomonas elodea.
Kaneko and Kang discovered the polymer in the laboratory of the Kelco Division of Merck and Co., California, USA in 1978.
Gellan Gum History
Kaneko and Kang discovered the polymer in the laboratory of the Kelco Division of Merck and Co., California, USA in 1978.