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. 2007 Nov;189(22):7945-7.
doi: 10.1128/JB.00858-07. Epub 2007 Aug 3.

The EPS matrix: the "house of biofilm cells"

Hans-Curt Flemming  1 , Thomas R Neu, Daniel J Wozniak
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The EPS matrix: the "house of biofilm cells"

Hans-Curt Flemming et al. J Bacteriol. 2007 Nov.
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