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DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-60147-7_2
Title (Primary) In situ characterization of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in biofilm systems
Title (Secondary) Microbial extracellular polymeric substances. Characterization, structure and function
Author Neu, T.R.; Lawrence, J.R.
Publisher Wingender, J.; Neu, T.R.; Flemming, H.C.
Year 1999
Department FLOEK; GM
Page From 21
Page To 47
Language englisch
Abstract Historically, microbial polysaccharides were studied for three reasons. First, polysaccharides represent a structural feature of the microbial cell; therefore they were investigated for pure and basic research interests. Second, polysaccharides were recognized as antigen determinants of the microbial cell surface; the knowledge of their structure was and still is of great importance in medical microbiology. Third, microbial polysaccharides were recognized as a source of polymers with unique properties. These applied aspects of polysaccharides were a reason to study their structure, properties, and production on the pilot and industrial scales.
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Neu, T.R., Lawrence, J.R. (1999):
In situ characterization of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in biofilm systems
In: Wingender, J., Neu, T.R., Flemming, H.C. (eds.)
Microbial extracellular polymeric substances. Characterization, structure and function
Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, p. 21 - 47 10.1007/978-3-642-60147-7_2