Before revision:  For experimentally measurable parameters in microbial population studies, our results suggests that large floc aggregates are possible with more stretchable ligands due to efficient inter-floc collisions ( or a large, non-zero collision factor).
After revision:  As an application of our theory, we consider a microbial population of spherical bacteria. Our results suggest that the elastic ligands allow large floc aggregates are possible with more stretchable ligands due to efficient inter-floc collisions ( or a large, non-zero collision factor).