# extracellular polymeric substance

> gluey polymers secreted by microorganisms to form biofilms

**Wikidata**: [Q1385446](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1385446)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extracellular_polymeric_substance)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/extracellular-polymeric-substance


## References

1. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)