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Francesca Malpei

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Microbial Dynamics on Different Microplastics in Coastal Urban Aquatic Ecosystems

The Critical Roles of Extracellular Polymeric Substances

Microplastics (MPs) serve as carriers for microbial community colonization, forming unique ecosystems known as plastispheres in urban aquatic ecosystems. However, interactions among microbes, extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), and MPs remain poorly understood. This study i ...
Granular sludge (GS) is a special self-aggregation biofilm. Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are mainly associated with the architectural structure, rheological behaviour and functional stability of fine granules, given that their significance to the physicochemical featu ...
Selection of appropriate extraction methods of extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs)is crucial, affecting the yield, composition and the properties of EPSs. However, there is still a lack of standard methods for EPS extraction. In this study, seven methods were compared to ex ...