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Comment
. 2007 Oct;56(10):1481-2.

Biofilms in the normal human large bowel: fact rather than fiction

R Randal Bollinger, Andrew S Barbas, Errol L Bush, Shu S Lin, William Parker
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Biofilms in the normal human large bowel: fact rather than fiction

R Randal Bollinger et al. Gut. 2007 Oct.
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