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Role of Bacterial Exopolysaccharides (EPS) in the Fate of the Oil Released during the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Halomonas species are recognized for producing exopolysaccharides (EPS) exhibiting amphiphilic properties that allow these macromolecules to interface with hydrophobic substrates, such as hydrocarbons. There remains a paucity of knowledge, however, on the potential of Halomonas EPS to influence the...

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Autores principales: Gutierrez, Tony, Berry, David, Yang, Tingting, Mishamandani, Sara, McKay, Luke, Teske, Andreas, Aitken, Michael D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3694863/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23826336
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067717