Staphylococcus aureus biofilms

Biofilms, Infection, and Antimicrobial Therapy

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 81-108

  Higashi, Julie M ^a   Sullam, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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