N-acetyl-L-cysteine affects growth, extracellular polysaccharide production, and bacterial biofilm formation on solid surfaces.

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Published in Appl Environ Microbiol on August 01, 2003

Authors

Ann-Cathrin Olofsson1, Malte Hermansson, Hans Elwing

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Cell and Molecular Biology-Interface Biophysics, Göteborg University, 405 30 Göteborg, Sweden. anki.olofsson@gmm.gu.se

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