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Review
. 2004 Dec;186(24):8161-3.
doi: 10.1128/JB.186.24.8161-8163.2004.

Signal transduction, quorum-sensing, and extracellular protease activity in Enterococcus faecalis biofilm formation

Karen Carniol  1 , Michael S Gilmore
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Review

Signal transduction, quorum-sensing, and extracellular protease activity in Enterococcus faecalis biofilm formation

Karen Carniol et al. J Bacteriol. 2004 Dec.
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