Turnover of the extracellular polymeric matrix in an EBPR microbial community
S. Tomas-Martinez, E. J. Zwolsman, F. Merlier, M. Pabst, Y. Lin, M. C. M. van Loosdrecht, D. G. Weissbrodt
The paper measures EPS turnover in a PAO-enriched microbial community and finds similar turnover rates for EPS proteins and intracellular proteins, with no preferential consumption by other microbes.
bioRxiv · Aug 11, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology