Exopolymer Microdomains as a Structuring Agent for Heterogeneity Within Microbial Biofilms

By A. Decho. 2000

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Bacterially Induced Mineralization of Calcium Carbonate in Terrestrial Environments: The Role of Exopolysaccharides and Amino Acids (2003, background): “Most microbial cells in natural environments form communities inside microbial biofilms (Decho 1990, 2000; Sutherland 2001 a, 2001 b).”
Phylogeny and taxonomy of meristematic rock-inhabiting black fungi in the Dothideomycetes based on multi-locus phylogenies (2014, background): “2005); (ii) change according to atmospheric and climatic modifications; (iii) limit osmotic stress thanks to water retention capability, allowing community survival during scarce water availability periods (Neu, 1996; Potts, 1999; Decho, 2000; Gorbushina, 2007).”
Microbial Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPSs) in Ocean Systems (2017, background): “The presence of microdomains re-enforces the idea that the EPS matrix is not an amorphous, homogeneous entity, but rather can be structured at several diﬀerent levels (Mayer et al., 1999; Decho, 2000a; Lawrence et al., 2003).”
Processes of carbonate precipitation in modern microbial mats (2009, background): “The organic EPS matrix, which is an extension of microbial cells (Costerton et al., 1995) and an integral part of the microbial mat (Decho, 1990, 2000), plays a twofold role, either inhibiting or promoting carbonate formation, depending on the specific intrinsic (i.e., physicochemical)…”