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review. Chem Eng J 382:122937
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cell of Ensifer meliloti. Asian J Chem 20:6075–6080
Li Z, Zhong S, Lei HY, Chen RW, Yu Q, Li HL (2009) Production of a novel bioflocculant by
Bacillus licheniformis X14 and its application to low temperature drinking water treatment.
Bioresour Technol 100(14):3650–3656
Li O, Lu C, Liu A, Zhu L, Wang PM, Qian CD et al (2013) Optimization and characterization of
polysaccharide-based bioflocculant produced by Paenibacillus elgii B69 and its application in
wastewater treatment. Bioresour Technol 134:87–93
Lian B, Chen Y, Zhao J, Teng HH, Zhu L, Yuan S (2008) Microbial flocculation by Bacillus
mucilaginosus: applications and mechanisms. Bioresour Technol 99(11):4825–4831
Liguori R, Ventorino V, Pepe O, Faraco V (2016) Bioreactors for lignocelluloses conversion into
fermentable sugars for production of high added value products. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
100:597–611
Liu A, Ahn IS, Mansfield C, Lion LW, Shuler ML, Ghiorse WC (2001) Phenanthrene desorption
from soil in the presence of bacterial extracellular polymer: observations and model predictions
of dynamic behavior. Water Res 35(3):835–843
Liu C, Lu J, Lu L, Liu Y, Wang F, Xiao M (2010) Isolation, structural characterization and
immunological activity of an exopolysaccharide produced by Bacillus licheniformis 8-37-0-1.
Bioresour Technol 101(14):5528–5533
Llamas I, Amjres H, Mata JA, Quesada E, Bejar V (2012) The potential biotechnological applications of the exopolysaccharide produced by the halophilic bacterium Halomonas almeriensis.
Molecules 17:7103–7120
Ma F, Zheng L, Chi Y (2008) Applications of biological flocculants (BFs) for coagulation treatment
in water purification: turbidity elimination. Chem Biochem Eng Q 22(3):321–326
Marchal M, Briandet R, Koechler S, Kammerer B, Bertin PN (2010) Effect of arsenite on
swimming motility delays surface colonization in Herminiimonas arsenicoxydans. Microbiology 156(2010):2336–2342
Mayer C, Moritz R, Kirschner C, Borchard W, Maibaum R, Wingender J, Flemming H-C (1999)
The role of intermolecular interactions: studies on model systems for bacterial biofilms. Int J
Biol Macromol 26:3–16
More TT, Yan S, Tyagi RD, Surampalli RY (2010) Potential use of filamentous fungi for
wastewater sludge treatment. Bioresour Technol 101(20):7691–7700
Nekouei F, Nekouei S, Keshtpour F, Noorizadeh H, Wang S (2017) Cr(OH)3-NPs-CNC hybrid
nanocomposite: a sorbent for adsorptive removal of methylene blue and malachite green from
solutions. Environ Sci Pollut Res 24:25291–252308
Nontembiso P, Sekelwa C, Leonard MV, Anthony OI (2011) Assessment of bioflocculant production by Bacillus sp. Gilbert, a marine bacterium isolated from the bottom sediment of Algoa
Bay. Mar Drugs 9(7):1232–1242
Oshima TK, Kondo K, Ohto K, Inoue K, Baba Y (2008) Preparation of phosphorylated bacterial
cellulose as an adsorbent for metal ions. React Funct Polym 68:376–383
Ozdemir G, Ozturk T, Ceyhan N, Isler R, Cosar T (2003) Heavy metal biosorption by biomass of
Ochrobactrum anthropi producing exopolysaccharide in activated sludge. Bioresour Technol
90:71–74
Ozdemir G, Ceyhan N, Manav E (2005) Utilization in alginate beads for Cu (II) and Ni
(II) adsorption of an exopolysaccharide produced by Chryseomonas luteola TEM05. World J
Microbiol Biotechnol 21:163–167
Pepe O, Ventorino V, Cavella S, Fagnano M, Brugno R (2013) Prebiotic content of bread prepared
with flour from immature wheat grain and selected dextran-producing lactic acid bacteria. Appl
Environ Microbiol 79:3779–3785
148
P. Muthukumaran et al.