Microalgal-bacterial sludge enhances dimethyl phthalate (DMP) biodegradation beyond adsorption: Metabolic pathways, microbial responses, and adaptive mechanisms.
An EPS-mediated microalgal-bacterial interaction model in which LB-EPS enriches DMP at the aggregate interface, TB-EPS stabilizes oxic-anoxic microzones, and microalgal-derived oxygen and carbon sources, signaling, chemotaxis, biofilm formation, and vitamin-associated functions collectively support bacterial DMP catabo...