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Advances in bacterial exopolysaccharides: from production to biotechnological applications
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Limitations and constraints ofacterial EPS development are stressed and correlation of bacterial EPS properties with polymer applications is emphasized, along with current downstream strategies.About:
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Microbial polysaccharide‐based membranes: Current and future applications
Filomena Freitas,Vítor D. Alves,Maria D'ascensão Carvalho Fernandes Miranda Reis,João G. Crespo,Isabel M. Coelhoso +4 more
TL;DR: The current applications of microbial polysaccharide membranes in medical, food, and industrial processes are outlined and the limitations still faced by these membranes and the requirements for obtaining innovative products and processes are addressed.
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Extracellular polysaccharide derived from potential probiotic strain with antioxidant and antibacterial activities as a prebiotic agent to control pathogenic bacterial biofilm formation.
Abdelkarim Mahdhi,Nadia Leban,Ibtissem Chakroun,Mohamed Aymen Chaouch,Jawhar Hafsa,Kais Fdhila,Kacem Mahdouani,Hatem Majdoub +7 more
TL;DR: EPLB can be considered as a potential prebiotic agent in the design of new therapeutic strategies for bacterial biofilm-associated infections and its in vitro effect on biofilm formation was studied.
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A Novel Exopolysaccharide with Metal Adsorption Capacity Produced by a Marine Bacterium Alteromonas sp. JL2810.
TL;DR: The novel EPS produced by a marine bacterium, JL2810, was characterized, and the biosorption of the EPS for heavy metals Cu2+, Ni2+, and Cr6+ was also investigated.
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Characterization of novel Acidobacteria exopolysaccharides with potential industrial and ecological applications
Anna M. Kielak,Tereza Cristina Luque Castellane,João Carlos Campanharo,Luiz Alberto Colnago,Ohana Y. A. Costa,Maria de Lourdes Corradi da Silva,Johannes A. van Veen,Eliana Gertrudes de Macedo Lemos,Eiko E. Kuramae +8 more
TL;DR: The first study to characterize EPSs derived from two strains of Acidobacteria from subdivision 1 belonging to Granulicella sp.
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Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: a Review of its Applications and Health Implications
Kavindra Kumar Kesari,Ramendra Soni,Qazi Mohammad Sajid Jamal,Pooja Tripathi,Jonathan A. Lal,Niraj Kumar Jha,Mohammed Haris Siddiqui,Pradeep Kumar,Vijay Tripathi,Janne Ruokolainen +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, a multidisciplinary approach to handle wastewater as a potential resource for use in agriculture is proposed and a model showing the efficient methods for wastewater treatment and the utilization of solid wastes in fertilizers.
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