@article{fdi:010049052,
  title = {{S}ticking properties of transparent exopolymeric particles ({TEP}) during aging and biodegradation},
  author = {{R}ochelle {N}ewall, {E}mma and {M}ari, {X}avier and {P}ringault, {O}livier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}lthough many studies have addressed the role of bacteria in the degradation of organic matter, few have examined how bacteria alter the physicochemical properties of dissolved and colloidal organic matter in coastal systems. {H}ere, we investigate how the sticking properties of transparent exopolymeric particles ({TEP}) varied with {DOM} age in batch cultures. {W}e show that in two contrasted sites, despite different initial {TEP} sticking properties and bulk concentrations, after 48 h, the sticking properties were similar and increased (i.e. {TEP} became stickier) with increasing {DOM} age. {W}e propose that {TEP} occurring after 48 h of incubation are mainly of heterotrophic origin, which is in contrast to the previously identified {TEP} of autotrophic origin. {T}hese results highlight the potential importance of bacterial {DOM} production, particularly in the aphotic zone, and further underline the potential of bacterial heterotrophs to produce biologically refractory dissolved organic matter that is physically reactive (i.e. sticky).},
  keywords = {{TEP} ; bacterial production ; bacterial respiration ; {DOC} ; residence time ; carbon cycling},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {P}lankton {R}esearch},
  volume = {32},
  numero = {10},
  pages = {1433--1442},
  ISSN = {0142-7873},
  year = {2010},
  DOI = {10.1093/plankt/fbq060},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010049052},
}