Microbial biofilms and the human intestinal microbiome

npj Biofilms and Microbiomes

Volumn 1, Issue , 2015, Pages

  De Vos, Willem M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 85041781347     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20555008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/npjbiofilms.2015.5     Document Type: Review

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