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Editorial
. 2018 Aug 8:9:1822.
doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01822. eCollection 2018.

Editorial: Microbial Exopolymers: Sources, Chemico-Physiological Properties, and Ecosystem Effects in the Marine Environment

Tony Gutierrez  1 , Andreas Teske  2 , Kai Ziervogel  3 , Uta Passow  4   5 , Antonietta Quigg  6
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Editorial: Microbial Exopolymers: Sources, Chemico-Physiological Properties, and Ecosystem Effects in the Marine Environment

Tony Gutierrez et al. Front Microbiol. .
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Keywords: Deepwater Horizon; exopolysaccharide (EPS); marine environment; marine oil snow (MOS); marine snow; microbial exopolymers; phytoplankton.

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