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Microbial exopolysaccharides: Main examples of synthesis, excretion, genetics and extraction
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Exopolysaccharides produced by microorganisms represent an industrially untapped market and the basic understanding of microbial EPSs needs to be improved.About:
This article is published in Carbohydrate Polymers.The article was published on 2012-01-15. It has received 431 citations till now.read more
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Microbial and Plant-Assisted Bioremediation of Heavy Metal Polluted Environments: A Review
TL;DR: The toxic effects of heavy metal pollution and the mechanisms used by microbes and plants for environmental remediation are discussed and the importance of modern biotechnological techniques and approaches in improving the ability of microbial enzymes to effectively degrade heavy metals at a faster rate is emphasized.
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Transformation of biomass into commodity chemicals using enzymes or cells
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Exopolysaccharides produced by lactic acid bacteria: from health-promoting benefits to stress tolerance mechanisms
TL;DR: The beneficial properties of exopolysaccharides (EPS) produced by LAB are summarized, focusing on advantageous applications of EPS in the food industry, i.e., yogurt and gluten-free bakery products, since it was found that these microbial biopolymers positively affect the texture of foods.
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Polyelectrolyte multilayered assemblies in biomedical technologies
Rui R. Costa,João F. Mano +1 more
TL;DR: It is expected that LbL will contribute greatly to the development of new functional devices with high perspectives of return for the administration of active agents, supports for cells in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering, biosensing and construction of microtissues and disease models in the laboratory.
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Systems Biology of Microbial Exopolysaccharides Production.
TL;DR: The emerging need to overcome economic hurdles and the increasing significance of microbial EPSs in industrial and medical biotechnology call for the elucidation of the interrelations between metabolic pathways and EPS biosynthesis mechanism in order to enhance its microbial productivity.
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Biofilm Formation as Microbial Development
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Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of microbial aggregates in biological wastewater treatment systems: a review.
TL;DR: As EPS are very complex, the knowledge regarding EPS is far from complete and much work is still required to fully understand their precise roles in the biological treatment process.
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Bacterial Adhesion: Seen Any Good Biofilms Lately?
TL;DR: Recognizing that bacteria naturally occur as surface-bound and often polymicrobic communities, the practice of performing antimicrobial susceptibility tests using pure cultures and in a planktonic growth mode should be questioned.
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Xanthan gum: production, recovery, and properties.
TL;DR: This review focuses on various aspects of xanthan production, including the producing organism Xanthomonas campestris, the kinetics of growth and production, the downstream recovery of the polysaccharide, and the solution properties ofxanthan.
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Biofibers from agricultural byproducts for industrial applications
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TL;DR: This review analyses the production processes, structure, properties and suitability of these biofibers for various industrial applications.