02232nam 2200469z- 450 991034673750332120231214132953.0(CKB)4920000000094339(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/53397(EXLCZ)99492000000009433920202102d2018 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMicrobial Exopolymers: Sources, Chemico-Physiological Properties, and Ecosystem Effects in the Marine EnvironmentFrontiers Media SA20181 electronic resource (152 p.)Frontiers Research Topics2-88945-602-1 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.Microbial Exopolymersmarine oil snow (MOS)exopolymersmarine environmentbiological pumpphytoplanktonmarine snowoceansmarine bacteriaexopolysaccharide substances (EPS)organic carbonAndreas Teskeauth1331075Kai ZiervogelauthTony GutierrezauthUta PassowauthAntonietta QuiggauthBOOK9910346737503321Microbial Exopolymers: Sources, Chemico-Physiological Properties, and Ecosystem Effects in the Marine Environment3040103UNINA