Structural features and bioremediation activity of an exopolysaccharide produced by a strain of Enterobacter ludwigii isolated in the Chernobyl exclusion zone

► Enterobacter ludwigii Ez-185-17, isolated from a root nodule of a Medicago plant, produced a charged exopolysaccharide. ► Using NMR and spectrometry data, the EPS was found to be composed of galactose, glucose, fucose, glucuronic acid (2:1:2:1). ► The EPS revealed the ability to bind cadmium ions in the soil.