Extracellular Polymeric Substances: Still Promising Antivirals
Viruses, 2022 Sulfated polysaccharides and other polyanions have been promising candidates in antiviral research for decades. These substances gained attention as antivirals when they demonstrated a high inhibitory effect in vitro against human immunodeficiency virus (
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The Role of Extracellular Polymeric Substances in Micropollutant Removal
Frontiers in Chemical Engineering, 2022 In biological wastewater treatment (WWT), microorganisms live and grow held together by a slime matrix comprised of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), forming a three-dimensional microbial structure of aggregates (flocs or granules) and by ...
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Continental-scale drivers of soil microbial extracellular polymeric substances [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsExtracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are key microbial residues that contribute to soil organic carbon (SOC) and promote soil aggregation. Yet, their abundance and large-scale controls have only begun to be investigated.
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Degradation of extracellular polymeric substances shapes microbial community diversity [PDF]
PLoS BiologyMetabolic cross-feeding networks are central to shaping microbial community dynamics in environments ranging from the rhizosphere, gut, and marine carbon cycling.
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Stress response regulation to extracellular polymeric substances biosynthesis in Bacillus licheniformis [PDF]
Microbial Cell FactoriesBackground The diverse metabolic mechanisms underlying bacterial extracellular polymeric substances give rise to a wide array of components with distinct functionalities, including exopolysaccharides (EPS) and poly-γ-glutamic acid (γ-PGA).
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Interaction of temperature, salinity and extracellular polymeric substances controls trace element incorporation into tufa calcite [PDF]
The Depositional Record, 2022 The influence of extracellular polymeric substances on carbonate mineral growth in natural settings remains one of the most poorly understood contributors to the growth of non‐marine carbonate sediments.
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A Bibliometric Analysis of Global Research Hotspots and Progress on Microbial Extracellular Polymeric Substances in Bioremediation [PDF]
MicroorganismsExtracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) are high-molecular-weight biopolymers secreted by microorganisms, showing great potential for bioremediation.
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Extracellular polymeric substances—antibiotics interaction in activated sludge: A review [PDF]
Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, 2023 Antibiotics, the most frequently prescribed drugs, have been widely applied to prevent or cure human and veterinary diseases and have undoubtedly led to massive releases into sewer networks and wastewater treatment systems, a hotspot where the occurrence
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The Depositional Record, 2023 The Holocene Wolfenden tufa deposit in south‐eastern British Columbia, western Canada, preserves a unique record of the earliest stages of calcium carbonate deposition resulting from microbial extracellular polymeric substances‐mediated precipitation of ...
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The Depositional Record, 2022 The study of hydrothermal travertines contributes to the understanding of the interaction between physico‐chemical processes and microbial mats in carbonate precipitation.
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