Flocculation Activity (FA) %
TB-EPS Broth EPS LB-EPS
Strains
EPS (mg/g kaolin)
FA (%)
EPS (mg/g kaolin)
FA (%)
EPS (mg/g kaolin)
FA (%)
Chryseobacterium gregarium
0.4 ± 0.2
30.4 ± 3.4
0.4 ± 0.2
24.1 ± 0.6
0.04 ± 0.1
44.0 ± 3.4
0.8 ± 0.3
59.5 ± 2.5
0.6 ± 0.3
19.0 ± 2.6
0.06 ± 0.2
46.0 ± 1.9
1.4 ± 0.2
57.3 ± 1.9
0.8 ± 0.4
38.5 ± 3.3
0.08 ± 0.3
53.6 ± 4.6
1.8 ± 0.3
74.0 ± 1.3
1.0 ± 0.4
72.8 ± 2.3
0.16 ± 0.1
57.8 ± 3.8
Staphylococcus epidermidis
0.2 ± 0.1
8.2 ± 2.8
0.4 ± 0.02
7.5 ± 6.3
0.02 ± 0.01
13.1 ± 4.2
0.6 ± 0.3
13.7 ± 4.6
0.6 ± 0.09
11.2 ± 3.9
0.04 ± 0.02
15.7 ± 5.1
1.0 ± 0.6
17.2 ± 1.9
0.8 ± 0.11
15.3 ± 3.7
0.08 ± 0.04
44.9 ± 3.9
1.2 ± 0.1
31.4 ± 2.2
1.0 ± 0.14
29.4 ± 2.8
0.12 ± 0.065
51.9 ± 4.1
Stenotrophomonas acidaminiphila
0.4 ± 0.2
32.6 ± 1.4
1.2 ± 0.2
61.1 ± 2.9
0.2 ± 0.05
24.8 ± 0.5
0.8 ± 0.9
68.8 ± 2.4
2.4 ± 0.3
61.9 ± 1.7
0.3 ± 0.1
24.9 ± 2.3
1.4 ± 1.2
48.5 ± 2.3
3.6 ± 0.9
53 ± 2.4
0.4 ± 0.09
39.4 ± 2.8
1.8 ± 1.3
77.2 ± 1.6
4.8 ± 0.6
57 ± 2.5
0.5 ± 0.02
53.3 ± 4.1
Cloacibacterium normanense
0.10 ± 0.05
69.9 ± 3.0
1.15 ± 0.1
81.0 ± 1.9
1.1 ± 0.2
85.1 ± 1.5
0.20 ± 0.10
0.42 ± 0.10
0.55 ± 0.10
79.4 ± 3.1
77.5 ± 2.0
68.5 ± 2.3
2.36 ± 0.2
4.72 ± 0.1
7.08 ± 0.4
89.4 ± 2.3
86.2 ± 2.5
82.3 ± 3.1
2.3 ± 0.1
4.6 ± 0.1
6.9 ± 0.2
90.4 ± 0.9
88.2 ± 1.4
82.3 ± 2.3
Brevibacillus parabrevis
0.4 ± 0.1
83.2 ± 2.3
0.6 ± 0.1
46.9± 3.4
0.02 ± 0.01
32.7 ± 1.2
0.6 ± 0.2
77.6 ± 1.6
1.2 ± 0.1
79.4 ± 3.2
0.04 ± 0.01
47.2 ± 1.3
1.0 ± 0.2
71.9 ± 1.9
1.8 ± 1.3
71.5 ± 2.3
0.06 ± 0.01
51.7 ± 2.1
1.4 ± 0.2
69.5 ± 2.1
2.4 ± 0.9
61.7 ± 1.9
0.08 ± 0.01
69.8 ± 1.8
Pseudomonas Veronii
0.3 ± 0.2
35.5 ± 1.3
0.28 ± 0.05
44.9 ± 3.7
0.03 ± 0.01
60.7 ± 1.7
0.7 ± 0.2
55.1 ± 1.8
0.56 ± 0.04
46.2 ± 3.5
0.06 ± 0.02
64.4 ± 2.5
1.0 ± 0.6
47.2 ± 2.1
0.84 ± 0.18
27.6±1.85
0.09 ± 0.03
61.6 ± 2.7
1.3 ± 0.1
48.8 ± 2.4
1.12 ± 0.11
33.5 ± 2.3
0.12 ± 0.04
58.3 ± 1.8
Acinetobacter soli
0.03 ± 0.02
49.8 ± 1.9
0.2 ± 0.12
50.1 ± 0.8
0.03 ± 0.01
45.1 ± 1.5
0.06 ± 0.03
52.5 ± 1.3
0.4 ± 0.03
55.3 ± 1.4
0.07 ± 0.02
46.9 ± 1.3
0.10 ± 0.05
65.5 ± 0.5
0.6 ± 0.02
50.7 ± 1.5
0.10 ± 0.03
40.8 ± 0.9
0.12 ± 0.04
43.1 ± 2.4
0.8 ± 0.12
53.2 ± 2.2
0.12 ± 0.02
45.3 ± 2.1
Acinetobacter parvus
0.03 ± 0.04
28.5 ± 1.1
0.2 ± 0.02
17.7 ± 1.7
0.04 ± 0.01
20.4 ± 2.9
0.06 ± 0.01
34.5 ± 2.3
0.4 ± 0.03
27.4 ± 2.6
0.08 ± 0.08
33.9 ± 1.6
0.10 ± 0.01
62.5 ± 3.4
0.6 ± 0.09
10.5 ± 2.3
0.12 ± 0.06
34.7 ± 3.5
0.12 ± 0.01
40.3 ± 1.5
0.8 ± 0.06
17.7 ± 1.8
0.20 ± 0.04
48.5 ± 1.9
Control
0.2 ± 0.1
32.1 ± 2.3
0.2 ± 0.1
2.9 ± 0.8
0.02 ± 0.01
32.2 ± 1.9
0.4 ± 0.2
35.7 ± 4.2
0.4 ± 0.2
16.6 ± 1.7
0.04 ± 0.03
37.2 ± 1.6
0.6 ± 0.2
32.6 ± 1.7
0.6 ± 0.2
19.4 ± 4.5
0.06 ± 0.01
42.8 ± 2.5
0.8 ± 0.3
30.1 ± 3.5
0.8 ± 0.3
32.5 ± 2.6
0.08 ± 0.04
40.2 ± 2.5
Table 4:
Kaolin clay flocculation activity obtained for different types of EPS for isolated strains.
