Accepted Manuscript Exopolysaccharides production by Lactobacillus acidophilus LA5 and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB12: Optimization of fermentation variables and characterization of structure and bioactivities Saber Amiri, Reza Rezaei Mokarram, Mahmoud Sowti Khiabani, Mahmoud Rezazadeh Bari, Mohammad Alizadeh Khaledabad PII: S0141-8130(18)34098-4 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.11.084 Reference: BIOMAC 10961 To appear in: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules Received date: 6 August 2018 Revised date: 5 October 2018 Accepted date: 12 November 2018 Please cite this article as: Saber Amiri, Reza Rezaei Mokarram, Mahmoud Sowti Khiabani, Mahmoud Rezazadeh Bari, Mohammad Alizadeh Khaledabad , Exopolysaccharides production by Lactobacillus acidophilus LA5 and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB12: Optimization of fermentation variables and characterization of structure and bioactivities. Biomac (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.ijbiomac.2018.11.084 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.