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Biosorption: an eco-friendly alternative for heavy metal removal. Afr J Biotechnol 6
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Paenibacillus polymyxa cells and their exopolysaccharide. World J Microbiol Biotechnol
21:1157–1163
Alluri HK, Ronda SR, Settalluri VS, Bondili JS, Suryanarayana V, Venkateshwar P (2006)
Biosorption: an eco-friendly alternative for heavy metal removal. Afr J Biotechnol 6
(25):2924–2931
Arfin T, Sonawane K, Saidankar P, Sharma S (2019) Ch. 14: role of microbes in the bioremediation
of toxic dyes. In: Shahid-ul-Islam (ed) Integrating green chemistry and sustainable engineering.
Scrivener Publishing, Beverly, pp 443–472
Barakat M, Schmidt E (2010) Polymer-enhanced ultrafiltration process for heavy metals removal
from industrial wastewater. Desalination 256:90–93
Becker A, Katzen F, Puhler A, Ielpi L (1998) Xanthan gum biosynthesis and application: a
biochemical/genetic perspective. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 50(2):145–152
Buthelezi SP, Olaniran AO, Pillay B (2009) Turbidity and microbial load removal from river water
using bioflocculants from indigenous bacteria isolated from wastewater in South Africa. Afr J
Biotechnol 8(14):3261–3266
Droppo IG (2009) Biofilm structure and bed stability of five contrasting freshwater sediments. Mar
Freshw Res 60(7):690–699
Feng M, Chen X, Li C, Nurgul R, Dong M (2012) Isolation and identification of an
exopolysaccharide-producing lactic acid bacterium strain from Chinese paocai and biosorption
of Pb (II) by its exopolysaccharide. J Food Sci 77:T111–T117
Fusconi R, Godinho MJL, Hernández ILC, Bossolan NRS (2006) Gordonia polyisoprenivorans
from groundwater contaminated with landfill leachate in a subtropical area: characterization of
the isolate and exopolysaccharide production. Braz J Microbiol 37(2):168–174
Gerbersdorf SU, Jancke T, Westrich B, Paterson DM (2008) Microbial stabilization of riverine
sediments by extracellular polymeric substances. Geobiology 6(1):57–69
Gong WX, Wang SG, Sun XF, Liu XW, Yue QY, Gao BY (2008) Bioflocculant production by
culture of Serratia ficaria and its application in wastewater treatment. Bioresour Technol 99
(11):4668–4674
Guo X, Chen F (2005) Removal of arsenic by bead cellulose loaded with iron oxyhydroxide from
groundwater. Environ Sci Technol 39:6808–6818
Ha J, Gélabert A, Spormann AM, Brown GE (2010) Role of extracellular polymeric substances in
metal ion complexation on Shewanella oneidensis: batch uptake thermodynamic modeling,
ATR-FTIR, and EXAFS study. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 74:1–15
Houghton JI, Stephenson T (2002) Effect of influent organic content on digested sludge extracellular polymer content and dewaterability. Water Res 36(14):3620–3628
Houghton JI, Quarmby J, Stephenson T (2001) Municipal wastewater sludge dewaterability and the
presence of microbial extracellular polymer. Water Sci Technol 44(2-3):373–379
Huang L, Chen Z, Wen Q, Zhao L, Lee DJ, Yang L, Wang Y (2018) Insights into feast-famine polyhydroxyalkanoate (pha)-producer selection: microbial community succession, relationships
with system function and underlying driving forces. Water Res 131:167–176
Ivanov V, Chu J (2008) Applications of microorganisms to geotechnical engineering for
bioclogging and biocementation of soil in situ. Rev Environ Sci Biotechnol 7(2):139–153
Jia C, Li P, Li X, Tai P, Liu W, Gong Z (2011) Degradation of pyrene in soils by extracellular
polymeric substances (EPS) extracted from liquid cultures. Process Biochem 46(8):1627–1631
Jiang F, Dinh DM, Hseih Y (2017) Adsorption and desorption of cationic malachite green dye on
cellulose nanofibril aerogels. Carbohydr Polym 173:286–294
Kim DS, Fogler HS (1999) The effects of exopolymers on cell morphology and culturability of
Leuconostoc mesenteroides during starvation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 52(6):839–844
Kim S, Kim J, Kim C, Oh D (1996) Metal adsorption of the polysaccharide produced from
Methylobacterium organophilum. Biotechnol Lett 18:1161–1164
7 Recent Trends in Application of Bacterial Polymers to Mitigate Organic and. . .
147