Abstract Background Modern agriculture recognizes soil biota as major contributors for availabilities of nitrogen and phosphorus to plants. Centralizing focus on exopolymer production of these living entities is need of time to emphasize their impact on soil structural restoration and heavy metal intoxication. Material and methods Mung bean rhizosphere collected from 25 locations was serially diluted and poured onto MY agar plates that were incubated for 120 h at 25°C to isolate bacteria having watery mucoidal appearance. Liquid broths of secluded cultures were then tested for optical scattering and were treated with ethanol to precipitate Exopolysaccharides (EPS) for their physicochemical characterization. Results Anion-exchange and high-performance size exclusion chromatographic analysis indicated two main monosaccharides, Mannose (52%) and Glucose (29%) fractions of EPS. EPS have substantial (0.2%) protein contents, capacity related to emulsify several hydrophobic substances. 0.5% EPS solution had low viscosity with pseudoplastic behaviour, least suspended particles producing less turbid solutions. Conclusion Six strains (M2, M3, M11, M16, M19, and M22) secreted noticeably greater amounts of exopolymers than other strains. Organic nature and pseudoplasticity of these exopolymers helps in soil structural restoration, sulfates and phosphates helps in heavy metals detoxication.