Production of extracellular polymeric substances by isolate consortia obtained from mesophilic aerobic granules from the treatment of paper mill effluent

Aerobic granules are large, compact microbial aggregates when compared to flocculent sludge, and they can be used in wastewater treatment. The application of aerobic granular sludge in bioreactors for the treatment of industrial effluents is still considered innovative and has been the subject of several recent studies. In the present study, 19 microbial isolates from mesophilic aerobic granules, obtained from a previous study, were evaluated in...