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Azotobacter chroococcum XU1. J Environ Prot 4:989–993
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Microbiol 8:578–592
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exo-polysaccharides based on the assembly of repeat units. Chembiochem 16:1141–1147
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(9):389–397
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from a novel colour variant strain of Aureobasidium pullulans FB-1. Carbohydr Polym 78
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Kumar SS (ed) Environmental management. IntechOpen, pp 173–188. https://doi.org/10.5772/
10106
Xu L, Xu G, Liu T, Chen Y, Gong H (2013) The comparison of rheological properties of aqueous
welan gum and xanthan gum solutions. Carbohydr Polym 92(1):516–522
Yang Q, Luo K, Liao DX, Li XM, Wang DB, Liu X et al (2012) A novel bioflocculant produced by
Klebsiella sp. and its application to sludge dewatering. Water Environ J 26(4):560–566
Zhang ZQ, Bo L, Xia SQ, Wang XJ, Yang AM (2007) Production and application of a novel
bioflocculant by multiple-microorganism consortia using brewery wastewater as carbon source.
J Environ Sci 19(6):667–673
Zhang Z, Xia S, Zhang J (2010) Enhanced dewatering of waste sludge with microbial flocculant
TJ-F1 as a novel conditioner. Water Res 44(10):3087–3092
Zhang Y, Wang F, Yang X, Gu C, Kengara FO, Hong Q et al (2011) Extracellular polymeric
substances enhanced mass transfer of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the two-liquid-phase
system for biodegradation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 90(3):1063–1071
Zhang CL, Cui YN, Wang Y (2012) Bioflocculant produced from bacteria for decolorization, Cr
removal and swine wastewater application. Sustain Environ Res 22(2):129–134
Zouboulis AI, Chai XL, Katsoyiannis IA (2004) The application of bioflocculant for the removal of
humic acids from stabilized landfill leachates. J Environ Manag 70(1):35–41
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sustainability – promises and challenges. Indian J Microbiol 48(1):89–94
Rasulov BA, Yili A, Aisa HA (2013) Biosorption of metal ions by exopolysaccharide produced by
Azotobacter chroococcum XU1. J Environ Prot 4:989–993
Rehm BHA (2010) Bacterial polymers: biosynthesis, modifications and applications. Nat Rev
Microbiol 8:578–592
Salehizadeh H, Shojaosadati SA (2003) Removal of metal ions from aqueous solution by polysaccharide produced from Bacillus firmus. Water Res 37:4231–4235
Schmid J, Sieber V (2015) Enzymatic transformations involved in the biosynthesis of microbial
exo-polysaccharides based on the assembly of repeat units. Chembiochem 16:1141–1147
Singh R, Paul D, Jain RK (2006) Biofilms: implications in bioremediation. Trends Microbiol 14
(9):389–397
Singh RS, Saini GK, Kennedy JF (2009) Downstream processing and characterization of pullulan
from a novel colour variant strain of Aureobasidium pullulans FB-1. Carbohydr Polym 78
(1):89–94
Sukan A, Roy I, Keshavarz T (2015) Dual production of biopolymers from bacteria. Carbohydr
Polym 126(1):47–51
Tang XZ, Kumar P, Alavi S, Sandeep KP (2012) Recent advances in biopolymers and biopolymerbased nanocomposites for food packaging materials. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 52(5):426–442
Wang S, Teng S, Fan M (2010) Interaction between heavy metals and aerobic granular sludge. In:
Kumar SS (ed) Environmental management. IntechOpen, pp 173–188. https://doi.org/10.5772/
10106
Xu L, Xu G, Liu T, Chen Y, Gong H (2013) The comparison of rheological properties of aqueous
welan gum and xanthan gum solutions. Carbohydr Polym 92(1):516–522
Yang Q, Luo K, Liao DX, Li XM, Wang DB, Liu X et al (2012) A novel bioflocculant produced by
Klebsiella sp. and its application to sludge dewatering. Water Environ J 26(4):560–566
Zhang ZQ, Bo L, Xia SQ, Wang XJ, Yang AM (2007) Production and application of a novel
bioflocculant by multiple-microorganism consortia using brewery wastewater as carbon source.
J Environ Sci 19(6):667–673
Zhang Z, Xia S, Zhang J (2010) Enhanced dewatering of waste sludge with microbial flocculant
TJ-F1 as a novel conditioner. Water Res 44(10):3087–3092
Zhang Y, Wang F, Yang X, Gu C, Kengara FO, Hong Q et al (2011) Extracellular polymeric
substances enhanced mass transfer of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the two-liquid-phase
system for biodegradation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 90(3):1063–1071
Zhang CL, Cui YN, Wang Y (2012) Bioflocculant produced from bacteria for decolorization, Cr
removal and swine wastewater application. Sustain Environ Res 22(2):129–134
Zouboulis AI, Chai XL, Katsoyiannis IA (2004) The application of bioflocculant for the removal of
humic acids from stabilized landfill leachates. J Environ Manag 70(1):35–41
7 Recent Trends in Application of Bacterial Polymers to Mitigate Organic and. . .
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