The EPS Matrix: the "house of Biofilm Cells"

Overview

Journal J Bacteriol

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2007 Aug 7

PMID 17675377

Citations 446

Authors

Hans-Curt Flemming

Thomas R Neu

Daniel J Wozniak

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