Role of cyanobacterial exopolysaccharides in phototrophic biofilms and in complex microbial mats

F Rossi, R De Philippis - Life, 2015 - mdpi.com
Exopolysaccharides (EPSs) are an important class of biopolymers with great ecological
importance. In natural environments, they are a common feature of microbial biofilms, where …

Limits of our knowledge, part 2: selected frontiers in marine organic biogeochemistry

SG Wakeham, C Lee - Marine Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
The advent of new sampling tools, analytical methods, and data handling capabilities that
have been applied to marine chemistry since the 1970s along with coordinated …

Non-filamentous bulking of activated sludge induced by graphene oxide: Insights from extracellular polymeric substances

M Yin, Y Wu, D Li, Y Zhang, X Bian, J Li, Y Pei… - Bioresource …, 2024 - Elsevier
Widespread use of nanomaterials raises concerns. The underlying mechanism by which
graphene oxide (GO) nanoparticles causes poor settleability of activated sludge remains …

Complex interactions among temperature, microplastics and cyanobacteria may facilitate cyanobacteria proliferation and microplastic deposition

KK Gopalakrishnan, DR Kashian - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
Cyanobacterial blooms are a global concern prone to causing environmental and economic
damages and are tightly linked to anthropogenic nutrient inputs. Likewise, microplastic …

Host-specificity and dynamics in bacterial communities associated with bloom-forming freshwater phytoplankton

IL Bagatini, A Eiler, S Bertilsson, D Klaveness… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Many freshwater phytoplankton species have the potential to form transient nuisance
blooms that affect water quality and other aquatic biota. Heterotrophic bacteria can influence …

Protein, phycocyanin, and polysaccharide production by Arthrospira platensis grown with LED light in annular photobioreactors

V Zanolla, N Biondi, A Niccolai, F Abiusi… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Springer
Arthrospira platensis is a cyanobacterium known for its widespread use as nutraceutical and
food additive. Besides a high protein content, this microorganism is also endowed with …

Production of β-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) and Its Isomers by Freshwater Diatoms

JP Violi, JA Facey, SM Mitrovic, A Colville, KJ Rodgers - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
β-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) is a non-protein amino acid that has been implicated as a
risk factor for motor neurone disease (MND). BMAA is produced by a wide range of …

Binding of phenanthrene to extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) from aerobic activated sludge: a fluorescence study

X Pan, J Liu, D Zhang - Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2010 - Elsevier
Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are the essential components of activated sludge
for removal of pollutants from wastewater. Limited information is available on the binding …

Isolation and Characterization of Exopolysaccharide Secreted by a Toxic Dinoflagellate, Amphidinium carterae Hulburt 1957 and Its Probable Role in Harmful Algal …

SK Mandal, RP Singh, V Patel - Microbial ecology, 2011 - Springer
Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) produced by a toxic dinoflagellate Amphidinium
carterae Hulburt 1957 was isolated and characterized. Molecular masses of the EPS were …

[HTML][HTML] The ecological dynamics of Barra Bonita (Tietê River, SP, Brazil) reservoir: implications for its biodiversity

JG Tundisi, T Matsumura-Tundisi… - Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2008 - SciELO Brasil
Barra Bonita reservoir is located in the Tietê River Basin-São Paulo state-22° 29" to 22° 44"
S and 48° 10° W and it is the first of a series of six large reservoirs in this river. Built up in …