Riddle of biofilm resistance.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on April 01, 2001

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K Lewis1

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1: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biotechnology Center, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA. klewis@tufts.edu

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