Microbial biofilms

The Prokaryotes: Applied Bacteriology and Biotechnology

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 343-372

  De Beer, Dirk ^a   Stoodley, Paul ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK   (United States)

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EID: 84925783824     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-31331-8_32     Document Type: Chapter

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