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:  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 ( i.e., a large, non-zero collision factor).