Publication Details |
Category | Text Publication |
Reference Category | Book chapters |
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. |
Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=8274 |
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 |