Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7699317 | Marine Chemistry | 2015 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Results indicated that both isolated bacterial and algal TEP/TEP precursors were associated with protein-like materials, and most TEP precursors were high-molecular-weight biopolymers. Furthermore all investigated algal and bacterial TEP/TEP precursors showed a lectin-like property, which can enable them to act as a chemical conditioning layer and to agglutinate bacteria. This property may enhance surface biofouling. However, both proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra and the nitrogen/carbon (N/C) ratios suggested that the algal TEP/TEP precursors contained much less protein content than the bacterial TEP/TEP precursors. This difference may influence their initial deposition and further development of surface biofouling.
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Authors
S. Li, H. Winters, L.O. Villacorte, Y. Ekowati, Abdul-Hamid Emwas, M.D. Kennedy, G.L. Amy,