Hydrophobic droplets trigger secretion of protein-rich microbial extracellular polymeric substances from phytoplankton

The dataset includes vial tests to investigate how phytoplankton extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) influences the growth and production of a marine phytoplankton species. Commercial kit assays based on a small-volume 96-well ELISA platform (Nunc MaxiSorp, VWR, CA, USA) were applied for cellular DNA, protein and ConA-specific carbohydrate determination, to provide an assessment of remaining viable cells and secreted EPS of tested microbial species in response to nano- and microplastics.