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Floc formation may benefit the constituent microorganisms in a number of ways, including protection from pH stress, resistance to predation, manipulation of microenvironments, and facilitation of mutualistic relationships in mixed microbial communities.
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and granules, or else considered a specialized type of biofilm. Flocs appear as cloudy suspensions of cells floating in water, rather than attached to and growing on a surface like most biofilms. The floc typically is held together by a matrix of
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proteins must be expressed for flocs to form; in their absence, growth is planktonic, even though exopolysaccharide is produced.
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Gao N, Xia M, Dai J, Yu D, An W, Li S, Liu S, He P, Zhang L, Wu Z, Bi X, Chen S, Haft DH, Qiu D (May 2018).
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microbial aggregates hold together are poorly understood. However, work on the activated sludge bacterium
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Su, Haoning; Li, Wenjiao; Okumura, Shinya; Ishiguro, Yasushi; Wei, Yongfen; Li, Fusheng (2023-12-01).
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Charles CJ, Rout SP, Patel KA, Akbar S, Laws AP, Jackson BR, Boxall SA, Humphreys PN (March 2017).
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is a type of microbial aggregate that may be contrasted with
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biofilms
extracellular polymeric substance
polysaccharide
protein
bioreactors
activated sludge
flocculating
Zoogloea resiniphila
PEP-CTERM
Yeast flocculation#Process
"Microbial biofilms: from ecology to molecular genetics"
doi
10.1128/mmbr.64.4.847-867.2000
PMC
99016
PMID
11104821
"Factors affecting the performance of on-site aerated fluidized-biofilm carrier reactors treating individual household wastewater"
doi
10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.104340
ISSN
2214-7144
"Floc Formation Reduces the pH Stress Experienced by Microorganisms Living in Alkaline Environments"
doi
10.1128/AEM.02985-16
PMC
5335526
PMID
28087527

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