Microbial biofilms

Biofilms, Infection, and Antimicrobial Therapy

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 3-19

  Jiang, Xiuping ^a   Pace, John L ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Protez Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

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