ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2025
The biotechnological potential of bacterial extracellular polymeric substances in lead biosorption.
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- Immobilization of Heavy Metals by Microbial Extracellular Polymeric Substances: Key Mechanisms, Driving Factors, and Research Advances.Applied biochemistry and biotechnology · 2026Review
- From detection to remediation: the potential of phosphomelanin in sustainable environmental solutions.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Extracellular polymeric substances are composed of a diverse range of functional groups, thereby making a strong case for their consideration as biosorbents in heavy metal bioremediation. This study, therefore, assessed strategies to enhance the biotechnological potential of extracellular polymeric substances produced by an endophytic bacterium, Methods: Design of experiments were used to optimize the yield of extracellular polymeric substances from Results: The production of the EPS, from MHSD_36, was optimized through lead induction at a concentration and time of 5.23 mg/L and 10.75 h, respectively. The optimum yield was 1.65 g/L EPS. The use of garden compost, as an alternative growth medium, was sufficient to give an EPS yield (1.15 g/L) comparable to sucrose based medium (1.25 g/L) under optimal induction conditions. The EPS from the Discussion: The production of EPS using garden compost and the subsequent recovery after biosorption of heavy metal offers a sustainable approach for the biotechnological application of bacterial EPS in environmental bioremediation.
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