Can the protein/carbohydrate (P/C) ratio of exopolymeric substances (EPS) be used as a proxy for its ‘stickiness’ and other biophysical properties?
Peter H Santschi1, Chen Xu2, Kathleen Schwehr2, Peng Lin2, Luni Sun2, Wei-Chun Chin3, Manoj Kamalanathan4, Hernando Bacosa5 and Antonietta Quigg5, (1)Texas A&M University College Station, College Station, TX, United States, (2)Texas A&M University at Galveston, Department of Marine Sciences, Galveston, TX, United States, (3)University of California Merced, School of Engineering, Merced, CA, United States, (4)Texas A&M University at Galveston, Marine Biology, TX, United States, (5)Texas A&M University at Galveston, Marine Biology, Galveston, TX, United States
