elodea/carbohydrate

The deacetylated and clarified deacetylated S-60 described herein are claimed in a copending application filed on even data herewith Ser. No. 178,053 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 47,505 filed June 8, 1979, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 966,538

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION It is known that heteropolysaccharides can be produced by certain microorganisms. Some of such heteropolysaccharides function as hydrophilic colloids and because of their viscosity and rheology properties have been used as thickening agents for aqueous systems. As with

Heteropolysaccharide S-60 is disclosed and claimed in a copending application filed on even date herewith Ser. No. 178,054 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 47,598, filed June 8, 1979, now abandoned, which is a CIP of U.S. Ser. No. 966,531, filed Dec. 4, 1978, now

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Compound S-60 may be prepared by fermentation of a suitable nutrient medium with a hitherto undescribed organism. Based on extensive taxonomic studies, the organism has been designated to be a new species, Pseudomonas elodea. An unrestricted permanent deposit of an