Exopolymer production and flocculation by zoogloea mp6
- 1 April 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 31 (4) , 623-626
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.31.4.623-626.1976
Abstract
Flocculation by Zoogloea MP6 was accompanied by the production of a mucopolysaccharide exopolymer. Polymer formation was initiated in mid-logarithmic growth phase, and the quantity produced appeared to be influenced by the level of carbon and nitrogen in the culture medium.Keywords
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