Characterization of extracellular polymers synthesized by tropical intertidal biofilm bacteria

Abstract

This is the first report of a Microbacterium species producing EPS with surfactant properties, which expands our knowledge of the micro-organisms capable of producing these biomolecules. Furthermore, this work shows that tropical intertidal environments are a nonpreviously recognized habitat for bioprospecting EPS-producing bacteria, and that these molecules might be involved in ecological roles protecting the cells against dessication.

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BiofilmBacteriaExtracellular polymeric substanceMicrobacteriumPolysaccharideBioremediationChemistryBiofoulingBiologyMicrobiologyBiochemistryPseudomonas

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Year: 2006
Type: article
Volume: 102
Issue: 1
Pages: 254-264
Citations: 100
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                                    Benjamín Otto Ortega-Morales, 
                                
                                    José Luis Santiago‐García, 
                                
                                    Manuel Jesús Chan-Bacab
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2006). 
                            Characterization of extracellular polymers synthesized by tropical intertidal biofilm bacteria. 
                            Journal of Applied Microbiology
                            , 102
                            (1)
                            , 254-264.
                            https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03085.x
                        

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DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03085.x