Microbial Exopolymers: Sources, Chemico-Physiological Properties, and Ecosystem Effects in the Marine Environment

• Main Author: Andreas Teske (auth)
• Other Authors: Kai Ziervogel (auth), Tony Gutierrez (auth), Uta Passow (auth), Antonietta Quigg (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2018
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: marine oil snow (MOS); exopolymers; marine environment; biological pump; phytoplankton; marine snow; oceans; marine bacteria; exopolysaccharide substances (EPS); organic carbon
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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...