Microbial Exopolymers: Sources, Chemico-Physiological Properties, and Ecosystem Effects in the Marine Environment
Andreas Teske
Microbial Exopolymers: Sources, Chemico-Physiological Properties, and Ecosystem Effects in the Marine Environment - Frontiers Media SA 2018 - 1 electronic resource (152 p.)
Open Access
Microorganisms (bacteria, archaea, microeukaryotes) in marine environments secrete a diverse array of exopolymeric substances that facilitate attachment to surfaces, the formation of organic colloids and larger aggregations of cells (marine snow), and that can influence many ocean, as well as global, processes. The aim of this Research Topic is to highlight recent advances in the sources, chemistry and function of these microbial-produced macromolecules. We encouraged original research and reviews on exopolymeric substances, from their sources, chemico-physiological properties, functions and ecosystem effects, and including their role in the Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster.
Creative Commons
English
978-2-88945-602-4 9782889456024
10.3389/978-2-88945-602-4 doi
marine oil snow (MOS) exopolymers marine environment biological pump phytoplankton marine snow oceans marine bacteria exopolysaccharide substances (EPS) organic carbon
Microbial Exopolymers: Sources, Chemico-Physiological Properties, and Ecosystem Effects in the Marine Environment - Frontiers Media SA 2018 - 1 electronic resource (152 p.)
Open Access
Microorganisms (bacteria, archaea, microeukaryotes) in marine environments secrete a diverse array of exopolymeric substances that facilitate attachment to surfaces, the formation of organic colloids and larger aggregations of cells (marine snow), and that can influence many ocean, as well as global, processes. The aim of this Research Topic is to highlight recent advances in the sources, chemistry and function of these microbial-produced macromolecules. We encouraged original research and reviews on exopolymeric substances, from their sources, chemico-physiological properties, functions and ecosystem effects, and including their role in the Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster.
Creative Commons
English
978-2-88945-602-4 9782889456024
10.3389/978-2-88945-602-4 doi
marine oil snow (MOS) exopolymers marine environment biological pump phytoplankton marine snow oceans marine bacteria exopolysaccharide substances (EPS) organic carbon