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. 2011 Jan:127 Suppl 1:36S-37S.
doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182001845.

Discussion. The role of biofilms: are we hitting the right target?

J William Costerton  1 , Patrick DeMeo
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Discussion. The role of biofilms: are we hitting the right target?

J William Costerton et al. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Jan.
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