Antibiotics, the most frequently prescribed drugs, have been widely applied to prevent or
cure human and veterinary diseases and have undoubtedly led to massive releases into …

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are present both outside of the cells and in the
interior of microbial aggregates, and account for a main component in microbial aggregates …

High-solid anaerobic digestion (HSAD) of sewage sludge is a promising alternative to
conventional anaerobic digestion (AD) as it reduces treatment volumes, transportation costs …

The intestine is a particularly dynamic environment in which the host constantly interacts
with trillions of symbiotic bacteria called the microbiota. Using quorum sensing (QS) …

Quorum sensing (QS)-based manipulations emerge as a promising solution for biofilm
reactors to overcome challenges from inefficient biofilm formation and lengthy start-ups …

The role of direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) on enhancement of methanogenesis
has been studied. This mini-review updated the current researches on the potential role of …

Recently, issues concerning the sustainable and harmless disposal of organic solid waste
have generated interest in microbial biotechnologies aimed at converting waste materials …

In this study, a novel bacterium Pseudomonas sp. XD-3 with bioflocculant-producing
capability was identified and characterized. Strain XD-3 produced two kinds of flocculating …

Granular sludge (GS) is a special self-aggregation biofilm. Extracellular polymeric
substances (EPS) are mainly associated with the architectural structure, rheological …

Anammox aggregates have been extensively observed in high-efficiency nitrogen-removal
reactors, yet the variation and inherent cause of its aggregation capacity related to reactor …