Lifestyles of Bacteria in Wounds: Presence of Biofilms?

Wounds

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 29-34

  Serralta, Victoria W ^a   Harrison Balestra, Catherine ^a   Cazzaniga, Alejandro L ^a   Davis, Stephen C ^a   Mertz, Patricia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0035580961     PISSN: 10447946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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