“…A number of physical and chemical factors have been proposed to govern bacteria-solid surface interactions (Stevik et al, 2004), including particle size (Soupir et al, 2010), surface coating (Li and Logan,type (Foppen et al, 2010), extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) (Kim et al, 2009b), and lipopolysaccharides have also been shown to have considerable influence on bacterial attachment. Among the various components of bacterial cell surfaces, EPS is the major heterogeneous component composed dominantly of polysaccharides and proteins, with nucleic acids and lipids as minor constituents (Eboigbodin and Biggs, 2008;Long et al, 2009;Cao et al, 2011).…”