Peer-Review Record
Effects of an EPS Biosynthesis Gene Cluster of Paenibacillus polymyxa WLY78 on Biofilm Formation and Nitrogen Fixation under Aerobic Conditions
Microorganisms 2021, 9(2), 289; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9020289
Reviewer 1:
Anonymous
Reviewer 2:
Anonymous
Microorganisms 2021, 9(2), 289; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9020289
Submission received: 15 January 2021
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Revised: 26 January 2021
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Accepted: 27 January 2021
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Published: 30 January 2021
(This article belongs to the Section Biofilm)
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Please see my comments and suggestions in the pdf document. Thanks.
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Comments.pdf
Author Response
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Reviewer 2 Report
Dear authors,
I read and check your manuscript with much interest. Overall, yours is good, but I recommend you to revise/clarify me some points, so that your manuscript will attract valuable readers much more.
- Please, explain why you formed biofilms in tube instead microtiter plates (Section 2.3).
- Explain the importance of study the Paenibacillus in terms of biofilm formation and EPS biosynthesis. It was not clear for me. This information should appear clearer in the manuscript.
- Explain the contribution of the results in terms of their application in different biotechnological areas.
- In material and methods section, I think you can added information about the statistical analysis performed.
- Line 58, It seems like you forgot a point after the “spp.”
- Line, 51, 67, 207 you can change Paenibacillus polymyxa by P. polymyxa.
- Line 129, you can change NH4Cl by NH4Cl.
Positive points:
- Figures are very attractive, clean, clear with statistical analysis well represented.
- The manuscript is well written with essential information.
Author Response
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