- An
exopolymer is a
biopolymer that is
secreted by an
organism into the
environment (i.e.
external to the organism).
These exopolymers include the biofilms...
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Transparent exopolymer particles (TEPs) are
extracellular acidic polysaccharides produced by
phytoplankton and
bacteria in sal****er, freshwater, and wastewater...
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phylum Lentisphaerota. They are able to
produce viscous transparent exopolymers and grow
attached to each
other by the
polymer in a three-dimensional...
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characteristics and
transparent exopolymer particle (TEP)
content of
marine snow
formed from
thecate dinoflagellates"...
- Chin-Chang; Santschi,
Peter H.; Verdugo,
Pedro (2008). "Amphiphilic
exopolymers from
Sagittula stellata induce DOM self-****embly and
formation of marine...
- ac****ulation of
dissolved and
particulate organic matter,
transparent exopolymer particles (TEP), and surface-active molecules. Therefore, the SML is a...
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Patrick G.; Santschi,
Peter H. (December 2016). "The role of
microbial exopolymers in
determining the fate of oil and
chemical dispersants in the ocean"...
- archaea)
contribute to the DOC pool via
release of
capsular material,
exopolymers, and
hydrolytic enzymes, as well as via
mortality (e.g.
viral shunt)...
