Extracellular polymeric substances analysis
Effect of extracellular polymeric substances on the mechanical properties of Rhodococcus
... EPS of Rhodococcus were treated as polyelectrolyte brushes grafted onto the bacterial cell wall. A scaling theory is used whereby the surface consists of a fairly dense array of polyelectrolytes is end-grafted. The as- ...
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Effect of extracellular polymeric substances on the mechanical properties of Rhodococcus
... EPS of Rhodococcus were treated as polyelectrolyte brushes grafted onto the bacterial cell wall. A scaling theory is used whereby the surface consists of a fairly dense array of polyelectrolytes is end-grafted. The as- ...
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The impact of microbial extracellular polymeric substances on sediment stability
... CHAPTER 3. Methods and Tools for Assessment of Sediment Stability 55 The MagPI methodology introduces an easy way to measure the variable surface adhesion. This provides very useful data for depositional systems such as ...
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Roles of extracellular polymeric substances in uranium immobilization by anaerobic sludge
... 1. Analysis of EPS extracts by single particle ICP‑MS The soluble and particulate U fractions in the EPS extracts were quantified by single particle ICP-MS, and so did the size distribution of particulate ...
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Characterization of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) produced by marine Micromonospora sp
... The analysis showed that microbial cells are embedded randomly within the microstructure of the EPS, there are also opened channels allowing the exchange of water present in the environment where the organism is ...
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Production and characterization of Extracellular Polymeric Substances in Rhizobium with different carbon sources
... One isolation method was followed by Pham Quang Hung and K. Annapurna (2004) in which they isolated and characterized endophytic bacteria in soyabean (Glycine sp.). Plant- associated bacteria which survive inside plant ...
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Analysis of aquatic worms in flocculated digested sludge and extraction of extracellular polymeric substances in wastewater treatment plants
... Second aspect was the extraction of extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) by cation exchange resin (CER) method in anaerobic digested sludge and flocculated digested sludge. The emphasis was on ...
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Characterization of the protein fraction of the extracellular polymeric substances of three anaerobic granular sludges
... Further analysis is needed to understand the role of these enzymes in the ecology of granules, as very few studies have been published on the protein fraction of EPS in ...
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Biofilm formation and extracellular polymeric substances of acidophilic metal/sulfur-oxidizing archaea
... In this study the first detailed investigation of acidophilic archaeal biofilms and EPS on MS and S 0 has been performed. Several advanced microscopy techniques such as CLSM, AFM & EFM and SEM were used for visualization ...
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Isolation of Extracellular Polymeric Substances from Biofilms of the Thermoacidophilic Archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius
... and analysis of attached biofilms with microscopic techniques, such as scanning electron microscopy or confocal laser scanning microscopy (Koerdt et ...EPS analysis, destructive methods are usually ...
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Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) production in sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans and its relevance on attachment to metal sulfides
... Among the detectable compounds of the EPS, humic acids are in the highest concentration. Nevertheless, the unknown substances are in the major percentage. Polysaccharides might be present tightly bound to the ...
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Isolation of bioflocculant-producing bacteria from Penaeus vannamei ponds for the production of extracellular polymeric substances
... Biofloc sampling and samples analysis. The sampling of bioflocs was conducted from three selected shrimp’s pond at iSHARP, Setiu, Terengganu following standard operating procedures by Blue Archipelago Sdn. Bhd. ...
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Quantifying biostabilisation effects of biofilm-secreted and extracted extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) on sandy substrate
... sensitivity analysis performed in this study showed that the effectiveness of xanthan gum and carrageenan for the stabilisation of sediment not only depends on the applied concentration but is also is sensitive to ...
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Impacts of Operating Parameters on Extracellular Polymeric Substances Production in a High Rate Activated Sludge System with Low Solids Retention Times
... 2.3.3 Extracellular Polymeric Substances The influence of EPS is a relatively new aspect for evaluating the performance of biological wastewater treatment and has been gaining more attention in ...
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Flame retardant property of flax fabrics coated by extracellular polymeric substances recovered from both activated sludge and aerobic granular sludge
... research, extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), such as EPS flocs and EPS granules , were suc- cessfully extracted from activated and aerobic granular sludge, respectively, and tested as bio-based ...
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The role of extracellular polymeric substances in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm architecture : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
... 140 vi) Analysis of the catalytic mechanism of PelF by site directed mutagenesis . To identify amino acid residues involved in the catalytic mechanism of PelF, site- specific mutagenesis of conserved residues was ...
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Role of extracellular polymeric substances on biocorrosion initiation or inhibition
... of extracellular fatty ...2003). Extracellular fatty acids were also shown to be of high relevance to the fouling layer formation in the membranes from a full–scale membrane bioreactor treating municipal ...
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Extracellular polymeric substances involved in adhesion and biofilm formation by Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans
... 86 thermosulfidooxidans remained on the pyrite surfaces during the first week of incubation, then cell detachment occurred. This detachment must be related with the depletion of certain essential nutrients. The limited ...
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Effect of Varying Hydrodynamic Shear and Extracellular Polymeric Substances on Aerobic Granulation.
... granules and β-polysaccharides were found throughout the granules; from this experiment they theorized that the protein found in the core of the aerobic granules and the β-polysaccharides found throughout were important ...
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Measuring the soil-microbial interface: extraction of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) from soil biofilms
... extract extracellular material per se (Lowe, ...in extracellular biopolymers (polysaccharide, protein and uronic acid) extracted from heterotrophic soil bio fi lms developing in response to provision of ...
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